Quiz about "Сrime and punishment" by Dostoevsky with answers (test about the novel)

"Сrime and punishment" is an outstanding novel written by Fyodor Dostoevsky. This famous novel is full of interesting characters and unexpected events.  

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The quiz about "Сrime and punishment" of Dostoevsky

1. What is the name of Raskolnikov's sister?

1. Pulcheria 
2. Sofya 
3. Avdotya 
4. Katerina

2. How old was Raskolnikov's mother (Pulcheria Alexandrovna) at the time of narration?

1. 43
2. 45
3. 53
4. 55

3.  Besides the old pawnbroker, who was killed by Raskolnikov? 

1. pawnbroker's daughter 
2. pawnbroker's sister
3. pawnbroker's niece 
4. pawnbroker's neighbourgh

4. How many years of penal servitude Raskolnikov was condemned to?

1. 8
2. 10
3. 14
4. 20

5. What did Raskolnikov study in the University? 

1. medicine
2. history
3. law
4. arts

6. How many own children did Semyon Zaharovitch Marmeladov have? 

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

7. What was Raskolnikov's murder weapon? 

1. a knife
2. an axe 
3. hammer
4. rolling pin

8. What is the name of the old pawnbroker? 

1. Marfa Petrovna.
2. Sofya Semyonovna 
3. Katerina Ivanovna
4. Alyona Ivanovna

9. What is the name of Raskolnikov's best friend?   

1. Zametov
2. Marmeladov
3. Razumihin
4. Свидригайлов

10. Who was Luzhin? 

1. Raskolnikov's friend 
2. Raskolnikov's to-be brother-in-law
3. a criminal investigator
4. Raskolnikov's doctor

11. When first was published "Crime and Punishment" of Dostoesvky?

1. in 1866
2. in 1811 
3. in 1922 
4. in 1833 

12. What is the name of the criminal investigator who worked at the murder of the pawnbroker? 

1. Dmitri Prokofitch
2. Porfiry Petrovitch
3. Arkady Ivanovitch
4. Fyodor Mihailovich

13. What is the real surname of Razumihin? 

1. Razumovsky
2. Nerazumihin 
3. Vrazumihin 
4. Razumov 

14. How old was Sonia Marmeladov at the time of narration in the novel?

1. 25
2. 21
3. 18
4. 15

The correct answers (keys) for the qiuz: 

1. (3) Avdotya 
2. (1) 43 years
3. (2) pawnbroker's sister
4. (1) 8 years
5. (3) law
6. (1) one own daughter Sonia Marmeladov 
7. (2) axe
8. (4) Alyona Ivanovna
9. (3) Razumihin
10. (2) Raskolnikov's to-be brother-in-law 
11. (1) in 1866
12. (2) Porfiry Petrovitch
13. (3) Vrazumihin 
14. (3) 18 years

This was a quiz about "Сrime and punishment" of Fyodor Dostoevsky.