Anna Karenina Quizzes

Anna Karenina Quiz 1

1 At the beginning of the novel, why is Prince Oblonsky sleeping in his study?
He fell asleep after a night of drunken revelry

His wife, Dolly, has recently discovered his infidelity

His sister, Anna, is sleeping in his room while she visits

He fell asleep at his desk doing work
2 The Oblonskys live in _________.
Krasnoye Selo

St. Petersburg

Leningrad

Moscow
3 At the beginning of the book, why does Levin come in from the country?
He wants to visit the Oblonskys.

He seeks to sell some of his property.

He wants to propose to Kitty Shcherbatskaya.

He is a government official with business in the city.
4 Levin's well-known half-brother Koznyshev is a _________.
war hero

writer

farmer

business owner
5 Levin's older brother Nicholas and Tolstoy's older brother Nikolai both contracted this disease.
cancer

consumption (tuberculosis)

influenza

diabetes
6 Kitty Shcherbatskaya rejects Levin's first proposal because:
Her younger sister wishes to marry Levin.

She is too young for marriage.

She is waiting for a proposal from Count Vronsky.

Her father does not like Levin.
7 Oblonsky goes to the train station to meet his sister Anna. Vronsky is also there waiting for someone. Who?
His elder sister.

A friend of his from the regiment.

His mother.

His elder brother.
8 What happens while the four new acquaintances stand on the train platform?
A child sells them flowers.

There's an accident with another train.

A train porter falls on the tracks under a train and dies.

They find that they are all from the same small country town.
9 What does Vronsky do at Anna's bidding?
He inquires about the possibility of securing a home in the country town.

He gives 200 roubles to the porter's widow.

He writes a letter to the train company.

He buys her flowers.
10 In our first introduction to Anna, she is described as _________.
happy

brave

animated

pretty
11 What happens at the ball?
Kitty watches Vronsky and Anna's mutual infatuation.

Vronsky proposes to Kitty.

Levin spills all the wine.

Dolly forgives Oblonsky.
12 What happens to Kitty after the ball, and what does her family decide to do?
She announces that she is pregnant; her family sends her to live with Dolly.

She falls ill; her family takes her to a spa.

She meets a suitor; her family encourages him to make a proposal.

She meets Varenka; her family enters her into a convent.
13 Why does Vronsky move to St. Petersburg?
To meet people in the government

To further his career

To entertain new society

To be closer to Anna
14 What happens before Vronsky's horse race?
His mother has to go to the hospital

He meets Levin.

Anna tells him that she is pregnant.

His elder brother is forced to flee the country.
15 What happens at Vronsky's race?
There are four accidents that completely disrupt the racers.

He falls off his horse and loses the race.

He wins the race.

All the horses fall ill.
16 What happens to Anna after the race?
She rushes to the hospital after Vronsky.

Karenin confronts her about her affair with Vronsky.

She elopes with Vronsky.

She attends a party at Princess Betsy's.
17 When he learns of the affair, what does Karenin demand of Anna?
That she gives her child up for adoption.

That she observes social propriety and pretends to be a faithful wife.

That she leaves the house immediately.

That she allows him to challenge Vronsky to a duel.
18 Why do Dolly and her children move to the countryside?
Oblonsky wishes to sell the estate and Dolly wants one last visit.

They must save money while Oblonsky is in St. Petersburg.

Dolly is tired of the city.

The children want a change of scenery.
19 What is Anna's recurring dream?
Karenin is dead and she lives happily with Vronsky and Seroyzha.

Two men who are both her lovers ravish her simultaneously.

A dirty peasant who mumbles about pounding iron.

Two masked men who seek to harm her.
20 How does Kitty hint to Levin that she will accept a second proposal?
The elder Princess Shcherbatskaya mentions it to Levin.

She writes a message on a cake that is served to him.

Through a word game.

By the way she performs a dance move.
21 What does Levin's agricultural theory consist of?
Allowing the peasants to vote about how they want to work on the farm.

Installing the newest European agricultural technology on his farm.

Communal ownership of properties.

Re-instating the serf condition.
22 Anna gives birth to a baby girl. What happens during the birth?
Karenin brings a divorce lawyer in to determine paternity.

The baby is a breach birth.

Vronsky rejects the child because he wanted a boy.

Anna becomes violently ill and falls close to death.
23 What does Karenin say to Anna and Vronsky while Anna is in labor?
He wants all three of them to attend church together.

He forgives them both generously.

He challenges Vronsky to a duel on the grounds.

He orders them both out of the house as soon as the baby is born.
24 What is Vronsky's reaction to Karenin's speech?
He packs Anna's bags and tells her to elope with him.

He tries to have Karenin shot.

He unsuccessfully attempts suicide.

He kidnaps Anna's newborn child.
25 Who visits Karenin in a seemingly successful attempt to obtain a divorce for Anna?
Oblonsky

Vronsky

Kitty

Dolly

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