Crime and Punishment — Questions and answers

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In what city did Rodion Raskolnikov live in a tiny room under the roof of a tall house?

Choices

  1. Moscow
  2. Warsaw
  3. Petersburg ✓
  4. Kiev

Answer: Petersburg

From page 1

Who was the second person Raskolnikov struck with an axe in Alyona Ivanovna's apartment?

Choices

  1. Lizaveta ✓
  2. Sonia
  3. Dunya
  4. Alyona Ivanovna

Answer: Lizaveta

From page 2

Where did Raskolnikov hide the items he stole from Alyona Ivanovna?

Choices

  1. In the river flowing through Petersburg
  2. With his university friend Razumikhin
  3. In his garret under the floorboards
  4. Under a heavy stone in a deserted courtyard ✓

Answer: Under a heavy stone in a deserted courtyard

From page 3

In Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, why was Raskolnikov initially summoned to the district police bureau?

Choices

  1. To serve as a witness in a different case
  2. To register his change of address
  3. Over an old unpaid bill to his landlady ✓
  4. For questioning about the pawnbroker's murder

Answer: Over an old unpaid bill to his landlady

From page 4

What happened to Marmeladov, the former government clerk Raskolnikov encountered?

Choices

  1. He was arrested for public intoxication
  2. He won a large sum of money gambling
  3. He was knocked down by a carriage and crushed ✓
  4. He left Petersburg to find work elsewhere

Answer: He was knocked down by a carriage and crushed

From page 5

In Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, to whom was Dunya engaged before she broke off the engagement?

Choices

  1. Luzhin ✓
  2. Razumikhin
  3. Marmeladov
  4. Porfiry Petrovich

Answer: Luzhin

From page 6

What did Porfiry Petrovich discuss with Raskolnikov, seemingly by chance, during their meeting?

Choices

  1. The details of Alyona Ivanovna's will
  2. The political climate in Petersburg
  3. Raskolnikov's past as a law student
  4. An article Raskolnikov had published about 'extraordinary men' ✓

Answer: An article Raskolnikov had published about 'extraordinary men'

From page 7

In Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, what story did Sonia read aloud to Raskolnikov from her Bible?

Choices

  1. The account of David and Goliath
  2. The Sermon on the Mount
  3. The story of Lazarus raised from the dead ✓
  4. The parable of the prodigal son

Answer: The story of Lazarus raised from the dead

From page 8

What did Raskolnikov do in the crowded Haymarket Square, remembering Sonia's words?

Choices

  1. He loudly confessed his crime to the public
  2. He knelt down in the dirt and kissed the earth ✓
  3. He sought out his mother and sister
  4. He bought a new hat and coat

Answer: He knelt down in the dirt and kissed the earth

From page 9

Where was Raskolnikov sent after he confessed and was tried for his crime?

Choices

  1. A prison camp in Siberia ✓
  2. Exile to a remote village
  3. A monastery in the Ural Mountains
  4. A mental asylum in Petersburg

Answer: A prison camp in Siberia

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