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Trivia Quiz - Fyodor Dostoevsky - Russian Novelist

He is regarded as the second greatest Russian writer, just behind Tolstoy. Test your knowledge of this writer who explored some of the dark canyons of human nature.

Quiz Number: 5776
Date Submitted: November 10, 2018
Quiz Categories: History, Literature, Authors, Russian History
Quiz Type: Personality Quiz
Author: grant228
Average Score: 54.3 percent
Times Taken: 28 times
Taken by Registered Users: 1
Quiz is about: Fyodor M Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky  Russian Novelist


1. Born in 1821, Dosteovsky lost his mother in 1837 and then saw the death of his father two years later from what cause?
  A.   executed by the czar's troops
  B.   typhoid
  C.   killed by his serfs
  D.   alcoholism

2. Studying from 1838 to 1843, Dosteovsky graduated with what qualifications?
  A.   military engineering
  B.   medicine
  C.   doctor of philosophy
  D.   theological doctorate

3. In 1849 Dostoevsky was sentenced to death for what crime?
  A.   urging revolution against the czar
  B.   participating in a socialist group
  C.   stealing food to feed a poor family
  D.   desertion from the army

4. Dostoevsky's sentence was commuted and he was sent to a Siberian prison where he read and was influenced by the works of which writer?
  A.   Homer
  B.   Dickens
  C.   Shakespeare
  D.   Milton

5. Which of the following Russian novels was not written by Dostoevsky?
  A.   Metamorphosis
  B.   The Idiot
  C.   The Brothers Karamazov
  D.   Crime and Punishment

6. What addiction affected Dostoevsky's standing in Russian society?
  A.   alcohol
  B.   cocaine
  C.   gambling
  D.   pornography

7. Which of the following women, all with whom Dostoevsky conducted affairs, became the model for many of his literary heroines?
  A.   Avdotya Yakovlevna
  B.   Apollonia Suslova
  C.   Aleksandra Schubert
  D.   Anna Korvin-Krukovskaya

8. Dostoevsky was plagued by what affliction throughout much of his life?
  A.   Tourette's syndrome
  B.   bipolar disorder
  C.   obsessive compulsion disorder
  D.   epilepsy

9. Which of the following works was not written by Dostoevsky?
  A.   The Gambler
  B.   The House of the Dead
  C.   The Trial
  D.   The Adolescent

10. Which of the following quotes was not made by Dostoevsky?
  B.   Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn't calculate his happiness.
  C.   Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart.
  D.   It is often safer to be in chains than to be free.®    Introduction    Privacy Policy    Conditions of Use    

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