Especially for lovers of the Russian literature! Our today’s quiz is dedicated to Dostoyevsky’s life and work. Good luck!
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Question 1 |
Fyodor Dostoyevsky was born in
Moscow | |
Saint Petersburg | |
Novosibirsk | |
Odessa |
Question 2 |
Which is NOT a Dostoyevsky's work
The Idiot | |
The Brothers Karamazov | |
The Queen of Spades | |
Demons |
Question 3 |
What did Doskoyevsky study?
journalism | |
engineering | |
philosophy | |
art |
Question 4 |
His first novel was called
The Double | |
White Nights | |
Netochka Nezvanova | |
Poor Folk |
Question 5 |
Dostoyevsky was exiled to
Alaska | |
The Russian Far East | |
Siberia | |
The Caucasus |
Question 6 |
He was addicted to
drugs | |
gambling | |
alcohol | |
smoking |
Question 7 |
The name of the main character of "The Idiot" is
Myshkin | |
Raskolnikov | |
Karamazov | |
Stavrogin |
Question 8 |
In his novel "Crime and Punishment" Raskolnikov kills the old lady with a(n)
knife | |
rifle | |
pistol | |
axe |
Question 9 |
How many Karamazov brothers are there in the novel?
two | |
three | |
four | |
five |
Question 10 |
"Demons" is
one of the first Dostoyevsky's novels | |
is one of the most politically-charged novels | |
was published after the revolution | |
was never filmed |
Question 11 |
Dostoyevsky suffered from
shizofrenia | |
cancer | |
epilepsy | |
asthma |
Question 12 |
The most well-known Dostoyevsky's speech is
The Speech in Honor of Pushkin | |
The Speech in Honor of Tolstoy | |
The Speech in Honor of Alexandre II | |
The Speech in Honor of Lomonosov |
Question 13 |
"Crime and Punishment" was first filmed in the Soviet Union
in 1980 | |
in 1969 | |
in 1935 | |
in 1943 |
Question 14 |
During his life, Dostoyevsky's political views changed
from socialism to communism | |
from socialism to conservatism | |
from conservatism to socialism | |
from communism to socialism |
Question 15 |
Dostoyevsky was married
Once | |
Twice | |
Three times | |
Four times |
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Charles Hogg says:
Asking the year one of his novels was filmed is not a question about Dispensing, but about cinema.
Thomas Beavitt says:
Question 9 – Highly subjective! Does one automatically exclude from the term “brother” those siblings and half-siblings who are conceived “illegitimately”?
Nick says:
There were 4 Karamazov brothers. *sigh*
Yulia Amlinskaya says:
Yes, thank you, you are right! The question about Karamazov brothers will be corrected.