The Brothers Karamazov — Questions and answers

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Which of Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov's sons was described as a thinker, cold and clever?

Choices

  1. Alyosha
  2. Grigory
  3. Dmitri
  4. Ivan ✓

Answer: Ivan

From page 1

At the monastery, what did the elder Zosima do when Dmitri spoke wildly of his hatred for Fyodor Pavlovich?

Choices

  1. He tried to mediate the quarrel
  2. He remained silent and still
  3. He knelt down before Dmitri ✓
  4. He ordered Dmitri to leave the cell

Answer: He knelt down before Dmitri

From page 2

What did Ivan tell Alyosha about his poem concerning the Grand Inquisitor?

Choices

  1. The Grand Inquisitor would welcome Christ's return
  2. Christ would be arrested by the Church if he returned to earth ✓
  3. Christ would explain all suffering at the end of time
  4. The Church had always upheld freedom given by Christ

Answer: Christ would be arrested by the Church if he returned to earth

From page 3

How much money had Fyodor Pavlovich set aside to tempt Grushenka?

Choices

  1. Three thousand roubles ✓
  2. Five thousand roubles
  3. One thousand roubles
  4. Two thousand roubles

Answer: Three thousand roubles

From page 4

Who killed Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov with a heavy brass pestle?

Choices

  1. Dmitri
  2. Grigory
  3. Ivan
  4. Smerdyakov ✓

Answer: Smerdyakov

From page 5

In The Brothers Karamazov, where was Dmitri Karamazov arrested for the murder of his father, Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov?

Choices

  1. At the country inn at Mokroye ✓
  2. At Grushenka's house
  3. At the monastery
  4. At his father's house

Answer: At the country inn at Mokroye

From page 6

In The Brothers Karamazov, what did Dmitri Karamazov claim about the money he spent freely on the night of his father Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov's murder?

Choices

  1. It was given to him by Grushenka
  2. It was an old sum he had carried for months ✓
  3. It was money he had borrowed from Ivan
  4. It was part of his inheritance from Fyodor Pavlovich

Answer: It was an old sum he had carried for months

From page 7

What did Smerdyakov give to Ivan during their third meeting?

Choices

  1. A confession of his crime
  2. A letter from Fyodor Pavlovich
  3. The stolen three thousand roubles ✓
  4. A map of the garden

Answer: The stolen three thousand roubles

From page 8

In The Brothers Karamazov, what was used as proof of Dmitri Karamazov's guilt during his trial for the murder of Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov?

Choices

  1. Grushenka's testimony against Dmitri
  2. Grigory's account of the garden incident
  3. Ivan's testimony about Smerdyakov
  4. A letter Dmitri had written promising to pay his debts or kill himself ✓

Answer: A letter Dmitri had written promising to pay his debts or kill himself

From page 9

After Ilyusha's funeral, what did Alyosha tell the schoolboys they must never forget?

Choices

  1. The love they had felt for their friend and for each other ✓
  2. The location of the big flat stone
  3. The lessons they learned in school
  4. The importance of attending funerals

Answer: The love they had felt for their friend and for each other

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