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 bribe the emperor not to exile her

To finance Boris's university education

To pay her gambling debts

To buy Boris's military uniform
2 Who competes with Pierre to inherit Count Kirill's estate?

Prince Andrei Bolkonsky

Nikolai Rostov

Princess Drubetskoy

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

He is not a Russian citizen

He is not named in the will

He is not a legitimate son

He has not served in the military
4 Which two women are in love with Nikolai Rostov at the beginning of the novel?

Princess Drubetskoy and Julie Karagin

Sonya and Princess Marya

Julie Karagin and Sonya

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

Literature

Mathematics

History

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

Julie Karagin

Vera Rostov

Lise Meinen

Princess Marya Bolkonsky
7 Who steals Captain Denisov's money?

Nikolai Rostov

Lieutenant Telyanin

Zherkov

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

Kutuzov

Prince Andrei

Prince Bagration

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

The Russians have won a battle

The French have surrendered

General Kutuzov is dead

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

He fired on a village

He walked around camp without his boots on

He lost two guns

He ignored orders to retreat
11 What is Nikolai's detachment supposed to do in Volume I, Part 2?

Prevent the French from advancing to Znaim

Assassinate General Murat

Destroy a bridge

Learn to use the artillery
12 Where is Nikolai Rostov wounded?

The leg

The arm

The shoulder

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

Vassily

Ippolit

Julie Karagin

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

Her friend Mlle Bourienne is in love with him

She is not attracted to him

He is not wealthy enough

She wants to stay single
15 What does Boris Drubetskoy ask Prince Andrei for before the battle of Austerlitz?

A loan

His mail

A promotion

An errand to get him away from the battle
16 Why is Kutuzov dispirited at the battle of Austerlitz?

He has been demoted

His regiment has been assigned to an especially dangerous position

He doesn't like the Russian strategy

He misses his family
17 Why is Nikolai Rostov angry after the battle of Austerlitz?

He will have to do a second tour of duty

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
18 What important figure does Prince Andrei meet after the battle of Austerlitz?

Tsar Alexander

General Kutuzov

Prince Vassily

Napoleon Bonaparte
19 Why does Pierre hate Dolokhov?

Dolokhov is trying to take Pierre's inheritance

Dolokhov is rude

He is jealous of Dolokhov's successes in battle

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

Tushin

Prince Bagration

Captain Denisov

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

He is more sensitive to the cold weather

He is nearsighted

He does not know how to use a gun

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

Dancing

Marksmanship

Fencing

Witty banter
23 How does Pierre get Hélène to accept a divorce?

He lets her affair become public

He threatens to kill her

He gives her his property

He gets an annulment without her knowledge
24 How does Lise Meinen die?

Tuberculosis

Suicide

She is poisoned

Childbirth
25 How does Nikolai Rostov disappoint his family when home on leave?

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

He breaks up with Sonya

He amasses huge gambling debts

He oversleeps and misses Prince Bagration's banquet

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