This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapter 1, The Fête, Part One and Chapter 2, The End of The Fête.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of speech does Stepan Verkhovensky give?
(a) A jeremiad against the people themselves.
(b) A justification of revolutionary acts.
(c) An attack on materialism.
(d) A defense of high culture.

2. What does Mrs. Stavrogin want to find out at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) She wants to know what Shatov knows about Lebyatkin.
(b) She wants to know who she can borrow money from.
(c) She wants to know when her son is coming back home.
(d) She wants to know whether her son's name has been sullied.

3. What rumors is Peter spreading in the days before the fête?
(a) That Verkhovensky is a murderer.
(b) That Stavrogin is a government spy.
(c) That Mr. Lembke is having an affair.
(d) That Mrs. Lembke is an anarchist.

4. What happened to the money that Nicholas gives to Captain Lebyatkin for Mary?
(a) The Captain left Mary alone and went to Moscow.
(b) The Captain got Mary the medication she needed.
(c) The Captain spent it on drink.
(d) The Captain got a house for himself and his sister.

5. What condition does Mrs. Lembke impose on people who want to come to her party?
(a) Guests must volunteer to subvert the rich.
(b) Guests must purchase a subscription to her new literary magazine.
(c) Guests must read a radical essay by Peter Verkhovensky.
(d) Guests must pledge loyalty to the Czar.