Crime and Punishment Quiz

Name: Crime and Punishment
Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky

Question 1

Why does Raskolnikov decide to kill Alyona Ivanovna the pawnbroker?

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He believes she is a parasite and wants to test whether he is an extraordinary man above moral law

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She has personally wronged him and stolen his money

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She refuses to lend him money and he needs it to survive

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She has been blackmailing his sister Dunya

Question 2

What happens immediately after Raskolnikov commits the murders?

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He becomes physically and mentally ill, develops a fever, and cannot function normally

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He is arrested by Porfiry Petrovich at the crime scene

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He kills himself out of remorse

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He successfully hides the money and lives comfortably for several months

Question 3

How does Porfiry Petrovich investigate the murders?

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He uses psychological pressure and conversations to close in on Raskolnikov rather than relying on hard evidence

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He gathers physical evidence from the crime scene and arrests Raskolnikov immediately

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He asks Sonya to spy on Raskolnikov and report back to him

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He focuses his investigation on Svidrigailov, who is the actual killer

Question 4

What is Sonya's background and how does she come to know Raskolnikov?

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She is a prostitute who supports her family, and Raskolnikov gives her money after her father is killed by a carriage

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She is a wealthy woman who befriends Raskolnikov at university

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She is Porfiry's assistant and helps investigate the murders

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She is Dunya's childhood friend who reconnects with the family in St. Petersburg

Question 5

What does Svidrigailov represent in the novel?

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The logical endpoint of Raskolnikov's philosophy: a man who has actually stepped over every moral line without conscience

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A potential ally who helps Raskolnikov escape punishment

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A police officer working with Porfiry to catch Raskolnikov

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A reformed criminal who shows Raskolnikov the path to redemption

Question 6

Why does Raskolnikov confess to Sonya before confessing to the police?

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She is the only person he trusts, and her faith and love represent the moral force that his theory cannot withstand

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She threatens to turn him in if he does not confess

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Porfiry forces him to tell her as part of the investigation

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She is secretly working with the police to gather evidence

Question 7

What is the main flaw in Raskolnikov's theory about extraordinary men?

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It assumes that violence can be contained and guilt can be suppressed through reason, but his own body and mind betray him

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It is too complicated and he cannot explain it clearly to others

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It is based on misunderstanding Napoleon's actual military strategy

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It fails because Porfiry Petrovich is too clever and catches him immediately

Question 8

How does the novel treat the theme of suffering?

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Suffering is shown as redemptive only for those who accept it, while those who resist it become more isolated

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Suffering is presented as meaningless and should be avoided at all costs

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Suffering is a punishment that God inflicts on sinners

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Suffering is the price of being an extraordinary person

Question 9

What does Raskolnikov do when Sonya tells him to go to the crossroads?

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He goes to the crossroads, kneels, kisses the ground, and then goes to the police station to confess

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He refuses and tries to convince her that his theory is still correct

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He goes to the crossroads but runs away before completing the act

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He sends Sonya to the crossroads instead while he escapes the city

Question 10

What happens in the epilogue after Raskolnikov is sentenced to eight years in Siberia?

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He spends months still believing he was right, but then during an illness something shifts and he begins to feel genuine emotion and connection to Sonya

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He escapes from prison and flees to another country

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He is pardoned by the Tsar and released early

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He dies in prison and Sonya returns to St. Petersburg alone