Notes from Underground Quizzes

Notes from Underground Quiz 1

By Roman Altshuler · Last reviewed July 01, 2000

1 The narrator describes himself as:

spiteful

not spiteful

intelligent

all of the above
2 The narrator bemoans the fact that he could not become:

an intellectual

an insect

a father

a soldier
3 Consciousness is primarily described as:

what makes us human

a disease

a sixth sense

a blessing from God
4 The primary literary importance of the novel lies in its:

use of new writing techniques to circumvent linguistic conventions

attack on philosophical ideas through the use of a fictional character's psychology

elevation of Russian culture in opposition to the West

opposition to Communist revolutionaries
5 Of the following, which is not a metaphor for a man of action, a man with consciousness, or the laws of nature:

wall

bull

mouse

bear
6 The Underground Man has never gotten which of the following:

a salary

an inheritance

a slap in the face

a toothache
7 Which of the following does not contribute to making moans more annoying:

progress

European civilization

religious belief

education
8 Which of these is not directly related to the laws of nature in the novel:

two times two

impossibility

a wall

heavy industry
9 The Underground Man suggests that he would have been much happier in life had he been any of the following except:

a doctor

a sluggard

a wine connoisseur

a glutton
10 Liza is

a waitress

the Underground Man's mother

a prostitute

an abstract idealization of the perfect woman
11 In the course of the novel, Zverkov brags about all of the following except

the women he would seduce after he became an officer

his ability to protect his country due to his great military talents

his right to sleep with all of his serfs

the duels he would have to fight
12 Simonov claims not to have informed the Underground Man that they had changed the time of their dinner because

his telephone was broken

his messenger was suffering from a hangover

he didn't know his address

the city postal service was snowed out
13 Who of these is not one of the narrator's old schoolmates?

Apollon

Zverkov

Trudolyubov

Ferfichkin
14 The Underground Man's office chief lends him money despite the fact that

he still hasn't paid his servant

he is extremely poor

he finds the Underground Man repulsive

he never loans anyone money
15 According to the narrator, a decent man must be

very popular

a revolutionary

extremely polite

a slave and coward
16 Which of the following is not one of the Underground Man's fantasies:

he assassinates the tsar

he embraces all of humanity

a ball on the shores of Lake Como

he gives away all his money to the poor
17 The narrator notes that the following cannot happen in the Crystal Palace

people stick their tongues out at the palace

no one has to work

everyone is happy

building public restrooms for tourists
18 The Underground Man buys a beaver collar to replace his raccoon collar because

beaver goes well with his complexion

he is trying to seduce a rich woman

he wants to be well dressed when he bumps into an officer

he wants a prostitute to think he can help her leave the brothel
19 The Underground Man resorts to each of the following to escape reality except

the underground

dreams

books

drugs
20 The narrator describes Russian romantics as all of the following except

very practical

different from German romantics

scoundrels

concerned only with transcendence
21 The Underground Man believes it is all right for him to sink very low because

he is the Petersburg limbo champion

he is a mouse

a hero can never really be defiled

lowliness is expected from a man in his social position
22 According to the Underground Man, it is essential for human beings to be able to have

an education

self-respect

cheap housing

suffering
23 The officer humiliates the Underground Man in a tavern by

publicly pointing out his lisp

spilling a Bloody Mary on his new overcoat

throwing the Underground Man out of a window

not noticing him
24 The Underground Man goes into the tavern where he meets the officer because

he is trying to pick up a prostitute

he wants to get drunk to forget his troubles

he needs a rest from walking so much

he wants to get thrown out of a window
25 According to the Underground Man, one might do which of the following in an autobiography out of vanity?

invent fictional crimes for oneself

insult former enemies

attempt to settle old scores

put one's picture on the cover

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