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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV Ch. VI-XII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Myshkin think is following him?
(a) Rogozhin.
(b) Aglaya.
(c) Nastassya.
(d) Koyla.

2. What does General Ivolgin do, after promising to bring Myshkin to see Nastassya?
(a) He gets Myshkin arrested.
(b) He takes up Myshkin's time with long stories, then falls asleep.
(c) He gets drunk and misleads Myshkin.
(d) He brings Myshkin down a blind alley and robs him.

3. What does the story Ferdyshchenko describes involve stealing?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Food.
(d) Money.

4. What reaction does Madam Yephanchin have to Myshkin's seizure at the party?
(a) She decides the seizures are metaphysical and Myshkin is a prophet.
(b) She decides Myshkin is a poor choice of a husband for her daughter.
(c) She doesn't think it is serious and laughs at the seizure.
(d) She goes into hysterics and has to be given medical care along with Myshkin.

5. What other literary work does the phrase Aglaya said bring up?
(a) An article.
(b) A poem.
(c) A story.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rogozhin's explanation for why Nastassya left him?

2. What does the servant who answers the door at Rogozhin's house tell Myshkin, the day after Myshkin's wedding date?

3. How did General Yephanchin make his reputation and fortune?

4. Who does the General suggest should marry Nastassya Filippovna?

5. How do the party guests decide what order to play the game?

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