A Hero of Our Time Quizzes

A Hero of Our Time Quiz 1

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1 Who overhears Azamat's conversation with Kazbich at the wedding?

Maxim Maximych

old chief

Pechorin

Bela
2 How many years do Maxim Maximych and Pechorin spend together?

7

8

1

3
3 What is Azamat's weakness?

Women

Horses

Family

Money
4 What activity does Pechorin enjoy rain or cold?

Running

Hunting

Walking

Swimming
5 Whose wedding do Pechorin and Maxim Maximych attend?

The chief's eldest daughter

The chief's youngest daughter

The chief

The chief's eldest son
6 What gift does Bela give Pechorin at the wedding?

A compliment

A love letter

A kiss

A lock of hair
7 Who else desires Bela besides Pechorin?

Kabarda

Maxim Maximych

Kazbich

Azamat
8 What does Azamat want from Kazbich?

A legendary sword

A renowned horse

A gold chain

A large sum of money
9 What happens to the chief after his daughter is kidnapped?

He disappears.

Kazbich kills him to avenge his stolen horse.

He contracts a fever and dies.

He commits suicide due to grief.
10 What is Maxim Maximych to Bela?

Father figure

Killer

Lover

Enemy
11 How many days after being wounded does Bela die?

1

4

2

6
12 What weapon does Kazbich use to harm Bela?

A dagger

A rifle

A machete

A hammer
13 How does Pechorin initially react to Bela's death?

He goes hunting.

He blames the doctor and nearly kills him.

He goes into a crying fit.

He shows no grief and laughs.
14 What happens when Maxim Maximych and Pechorin meet again?

They pretend not to know each other.

They dine with each other and recount old stories.

They fight alongside each other in a duel.

Pechorin denies Maxim Maximych both an embrace and an invitation to dine together.
15 Where is Pechorin headed when he and Maxim Maximych meet again?

Paris

Persia

Petersburg

London
16 What is Pechorin's ultimate fate?

He dies on his way back from Persia.

He falls in love in Persia and settles down there.

He spends the rest of his life in Petersburg as a recluse.

He dies defending a friend's honor.
17 Who does Pechorin encounter at the small hut during his first night in Taman?

A blind boy

A past lover

A murderer

A beggar
18 What happens when Pechorin goes out to sea with the young woman he meets in Taman?

She begs him to marry her.

She tries to drown him.

She tells him her story.

She jumps into the water, leaving him stranded.
19 What happens to the blind boy?

He reveals that he is not really blind.

His feet slip off of the rocks, and he drowns.

Pechorin makes him a traveling companion.

He is left behind and given very little for his efforts.
20 What does Grushnitsky flaunt?

His medals

A thick private's greatcoat

His sword

A ring
21 Who is Grushnitsky's object of affection?

Princess Mary

Princess Ligovskoy

Vera

Bela
22 What event makes Grushnitsky call Princess Mary an absolute angel?

She stops him from falling.

She picks up his glass.

She compliments his strength.

She fixes his greatcoat.
23 Who does Pechorin follow to Kislovodsk?

Princess Ligovskoy

Princess Mary

Vera

Bela
24 How does Grushnitsky die?

In a drunken state, he jumps off of a cliff.

Werner kills him in a duel.

Pechorin shoots him, and his body falls off of a cliff.

He hangs himself after Princess Mary rejects him.
25 What were Vulich's last words?

"He was right."

"I'm sorry."

"He cursed me."

"He killed me."

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