War and Peace Quizzes

War and Peace Quiz 1

By Abigail Lind · Edited by S.R. Cedars · Last reviewed July 18, 2012

1 Why does Princess Drubetskoy need money at the beginning of the novel?

To finance Boris's university education

To bribe the emperor not to exile her

To buy Boris's military uniform

To pay her gambling debts
2 Who competes with Pierre to inherit Count Kirill's estate?

Prince Andrei Bolkonsky

Princess Drubetskoy

Nikolai Rostov

Prince Vassily
3 Why can't Pierre inherit Count Kirill's estate?

He is not a Russian citizen

He has not served in the military

He is not named in the will

He is not a legitimate son
4 Which two women are in love with Nikolai Rostov at the beginning of the novel?

Princess Drubetskoy and Julie Karagin

Sonya and Catiche

Sonya and Princess Marya

Julie Karagin and Sonya
5 In which subject does Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky tutor his daughter, Marya?

History

Literature

French

Mathematics
6 Who is pregnant at the beginning of the novel?

Vera Rostov

Princess Marya Bolkonsky

Lise Meinen

Julie Karagin
7 Who steals Captain Denisov's money?

Lavrushka

Lieutenant Telyanin

Nikolai Rostov

Zherkov
8 To whom does Dolokhov announce his heroism in battle in hopes of getting promoted?

Prince Bagration

Prince Andrei

Nesvitsky

Kutuzov
9 What announcement does Prince Andrei make to the Austrian court at Brünn?

The French have surrendered

General Kutuzov is dead

The Austrians have won a battle

The Russians have won a battle
10 Why does Tushin get in trouble with his commanding officers?

He lost two guns

He walked around camp without his boots on

He ignored orders to retreat

He fired on a village
11 What is Nikolai's detachment supposed to do in Volume I, Part 2?

Assassinate General Murat

Destroy a bridge

Learn to use the artillery

Prevent the French from advancing to Znaim
12 Where is Nikolai Rostov wounded?

The shoulder

The leg

The arm

The head
13 Who is Hélène Kuragin rumored to have committed incest with?

Julie Karagin

Ippolit

Anatole

Vassily
14 Why does Marya reject Anatole's marriage proposal?

Her friend Mlle Bourienne is in love with him

She is not attracted to him

She wants to stay single

He is not wealthy enough
15 What does Boris Drubetskoy ask Prince Andrei for before the battle of Austerlitz?

An errand to get him away from the battle

A loan

A promotion

His mail
16 Why is Kutuzov dispirited at the battle of Austerlitz?

His regiment has been assigned to an especially dangerous position

He misses his family

He has been demoted

He doesn't like the Russian strategy
17 Why is Nikolai Rostov angry after the battle of Austerlitz?

Prince Bagration treated him rudely

He missed an opportunity to meet the tsar

He wanted to fight but was sent to run an errand instead

He will have to do a second tour of duty
18 What important figure does Prince Andrei meet after the battle of Austerlitz?

Tsar Alexander

Prince Vassily

General Kutuzov

Napoleon Bonaparte
19 Why does Pierre hate Dolokhov?

Dolokhov is rude

He is jealous of Dolokhov's successes in battle

Dolokhov is trying to take Pierre's inheritance

Dolokhov had an affair with his wife
20 When Nikolai Rostov comes home on leave, which army friend joins him?

Captain Denisov

Tushin

Prince Bagration

Dolokhov
21 Why is Pierre at a disadvantage in his duel with Dolokhov?

He does not know how to use a gun

He is nearsighted

He is more sensitive to the cold weather

He does not really want to have the duel
22 What skill does Denisov use to impress Natasha?

Dancing

Witty banter

Fencing

Marksmanship
23 How does Pierre get Hélène to accept a divorce?

He gives her his property

He lets her affair become public

He gets an annulment without her knowledge

He threatens to kill her
24 How does Lise Meinen die?

Suicide

Childbirth

Tuberculosis

She is poisoned
25 How does Nikolai Rostov disappoint his family when home on leave?

He oversleeps and misses Prince Bagration's banquet

He amasses huge gambling debts

He announces that he doesn't want to return to the military

He breaks up with Sonya

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