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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Devil.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did the Grebensk Cossacks intermarry?
(a) Russians.
(b) Georgians.
(c) Chechens.
(d) Greeks.

2. What is in Novomlinsk?
(a) Muslim Tartars.
(b) The Turkish trading post.
(c) The center of the Grebensk Cossack settlement.
(d) The Russian military outpost.

3. How does Ivan Ilych handle his illness?
(a) He applies for a pension and retires.
(b) He sees doctor after doctor with no result.
(c) He works less and less and reads and becomes philosophical.
(d) He still works, but it exhausts him.

4. What did Ivan Ilych find in place of death?
(a) God.
(b) Light.
(c) Fury.
(d) Language.

5. How does Ivan Ilych begin his career?
(a) As a foot soldier.
(b) As a provincial magistrate.
(c) As a clerk.
(d) As an intern.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tolstoy say Marya and Sergey each believe about the other?

2. How long was Ivan Ilych in his position before he was appointed to the position of public prosecutor in another town?

3. Who is Eugene Irtenev?

4. Who is Katya?

5. What aspect of Sergey's personality does Marya respond to?

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