Crime and Punishment Quizzes

Crime and Punishment Quiz 1

1 Raskolnikov goes to the apartment of the pawnbroker,
Lizaveta Ivanovna

Pyotr Petrovich

Marfa Petrovna

Alyona Ivanovna
2 Marmeladov holds the rank of:
chief of police

court councillor

lieutenant

titular councillor
3 Marmeladov emphasizes that Sonya has to "observe" what now?
her reputation

her fellow prostitutes

her elders

her cleanliness
4 After the Svidrigailov scandal, Dunya's reputation was only restored with what evidence?
the testimony of a prior governess regarding Svidrigailov's philandering ways

a letter of reproach written by Dunya to Svidrigailov

Dunya's spirited public defense of herself

Svidrigailov's nervous breakdown in which he admitted everything
5 This evidence was presented by whom?
Dunya

Svidrigailov himself

one of the household servants

Pulcheria Alexandrovna
6 Rodya understands that Dunya has accepted Luzhin's proposal because
she is ready to sacrifice herself for the material and professional advantage of her brother

she wishes to leave her town and move to Luzhin's

she loves Luzhin

she wants to marry an eminent lawyer
7 For Dunya and Pulcheria's trip to Petersburg, Luzhin is paying for
their luggage delivery costs only

their train fare and luggage transport costs

their train fare and their hotel

their transportation fare, luggage, and hotel
8 Ilya Petrovich is known by the nickname
"Dynamite"

"Butch"

"Gunpowder"

"Mercury"
9 Raskolnikov had once been engaged to whom?
the daughter of Praskovya Pavlovna

the sister of Zamyotov

the cousin of Lizaveta Ivanovna

the daughter of Nikodim Fomich
10 Why did the engagement end?
She broke off the engagement because he didn't have enough money.

Their families did not approve.

She died of typhus.

Raskolnikov married her.
11 What contradiction about the murder case puzzles Ilya Petrovich?
The door was latched from the inside when Koch and Pestryakov first tried it, then was unlocked when they returned.

The door was locked from the outside when Koch and Pestryakov first tried it, then was unlocked when they returned.

The murders had been committed with an axe, but there was no axe to be found in that section of Petersburg.

The door was locked from the outside when Koch and Pestryakov first tried it, then was latched when they returned.
12 Where does Raskolnikov hide his stolen goods when he first returns to his apartment?
inside his pillow among the stuffing

behind a hole in his wallpaper

under a plank in his floor

inside his unused stove
13 To where does Raskolnikov transfer the stolen goods after his visit to the police station?
He buries them under a stone in a deserted courtyard.

He throws them into the Ekaterininsky Canal.

He throws them into the Neva.

He buries them in the woods, under a bush.
14 What is the name of the text Razumikhin is translating?
Confessions

The Crystal Palace

Proper Treatment of Horses

Is Woman A Human Being?
15 What does Raskolnikov do when he hears the policemen talking about the murder case while in the station?
He faints.

He slips out of the station unnoticed.

He warily joins in the conversation to see what he can find out.

He breaks down and confesses.
16 The night after going to the police station and seeing Razumikhin, Raskolnikov has the following hallucination:
He hears Nikodim Fomich and a large crowd outside his door, clamoring to get in.

He hears Ilya Petrovich beating his landlady on the stairs.

He sees a strange man sitting in his room, watching him as he sleeps.

He sees a strange man following him home from Razumikhin's.
17 Who is the strange man in Raskolnikov's room when he comes to after his illness?
Svidrigailov

an agent from a merchant's office, bearing money sent by Raskolnikov's mother

Pyotr Petrovich

a police officer waiting to question Raskolnikov about the murder case
18 What does Razumikhin do with the 10 roubles he takes from Raskolnikov's money?
He buys Raskolnikov some food and drink.

He buys Raskolnikov new sheets and pillows for his room.

He buys Raskolnikov new clothes.

He buys Raskolnikov a set of relatively unused secondhand clothes.
19 What does Raskolnikov do with the majority of what is left over from his money?
He impulsively gives it to Katerina Ivanovna for the funeral of Marmeladov.

He puts it in the bank to accrue interest.

He pays his landlady a token sum to tide her over.

He uses it to bribe a local official.
20 During Razumikhin's discussion of the murder case with Zossimov, which point makes Raskolnikov cry out in fear?
The murderer had left bloody fingerprints on the door-handle.

The murderer had dropped a box of golden earrings behind the door of the vacant apartment on the second floor.

The murderer had been glimpsed coming out of the building by a caretaker who had come forward with a vague description.

The murderer had left a bloody footprint on the staircase.
21 What blunder of Luzhin's causes Raskolnikov to threaten him and kick him out?
He comments on how scruffy Raskolnikov looks.

He claims that he is doing Dunya a favor in taking her after her reputation had been sullied.

He hints that Raskolnikov's mother has been distorting the truth about his words.

He admits to having been pleased with Dunya's poverty, as it would put him in a position of greater power over her.
22 What is Raskolnikov doing when Zamyotov approaches him in the Crystal Palace tavern?
He is obsessively searching for newspaper articles about the murder.

He is trying to drown his sorrows and worries in vodka.

He is staring off into space oblivious to the food and drink in front of him.

He is trying to write a confession.
23 What in Luzhin's note to Dunya and her mother throws Pulcheria Alexandrovna into confusion?
He recounts Rodya's relationship with a prostitute in great detail.

He mentions two different places to meet them but does not resolve which.

He insists on meeting them that evening without Rodya being there.

He accuses her of twisting his words to suit her own purpose.
24 Why does Sonya first come to Raskolnikov's apartment, where she meets Dunya and Pulcheria Alexandrovna?
She has been sent to invite Raskolnikov to Marmeladov's funeral and memorial meal.

She is trying to give him back the money he had given Katerina Ivanovna.

Raskolnikov had invited her to meet his family.

She and Razumikhin had arranged to meet at the apartment.
25 Rodya has an unpleasant surprise when he visits Porfiry Petrovich. What is it?
the unexpected presence of Zamyotov

the unexpected presence of Nikodim Fomich

the unexpected presence of Nikodim Fomich, Ilya Petrovich and Zamyotov

the unexpected presence of Ilya Petrovich