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The Brothers Karamazov
Book 5: Pro and Contra, Chapters 1â4 Quick Quiz
The Brothers Karamazov
by:
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Author’s Note & Book I: A Nice Little Family, Chapters 1–5
Book II: An Inappropriate Gathering, Chapters 1–4
Book II: An Inappropriate Gathering, Chapters 5–8
Book III: The Sensualists, Chapters 1–11
Book IV: Strains, Chapters 1–7
Book V: Pro and Contra, Chapters 1–4
Book V: Pro and Contra, Chapter 5: The Grand Inquisitor
Book V: Pro and Contra, Chapters 6–7
Book VI: The Russian Monk, Chapters 1–3
Book VII: Alyosha, Chapters 1–4
Book VIII: Mitya, Chapters 1–8
Book IX: The Preliminary Investigation, Chapters 1–9
Book X: Boys, Chapters 1–7
Book XI: Brother Ivan Fyodorovich, Chapters 1–10
Book XII: A Judicial Error, Chapters 1–14
Epilogue, Chapters 1–3
Characters
Character List
Alyosha
Ivan
Dmitri
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Plot Overview
Author’s Note & Book 1: A Nice Little Family, Chapters 1–5
Book 2: An Inappropriate Gathering, Chapters 1–4
Book 2: An Inappropriate Gathering, Chapters 5–8
Book 3: The Sensualists, Chapters 1–11
Book 4: Strains, Chapters 1–7
Book 5: Pro and Contra, Chapters 1–4
Book 5: Pro and Contra, Chapter 5: The Grand Inquisitor
Book 5: Pro and Contra, Chapters 6–7
Book 6: The Russian Monk, Chapters 1–3
Book 7: Alyosha, Chapters 1–4
Book 8: Mitya, Chapters 1–8
Book 9: The Preliminary Investigation, Chapters 1–9
Book 10: Boys, Chapters 1–7
Book 11: Brother Ivan Fyodorovich, Chapters 1–10
Book 12: A Judicial Error, Chapters 1–14
Epilogue, Chapters 1–3
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs and Symbols
Context
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Table of Contents
Book 5: Pro and Contra, Chapters 1–4 Quick Quiz
1
of 5
Alyosha begins to plan a marriage with whom?
Grushenka
Katerina
Madame Khokhlakov
Lise
2
of 5
Alyosha decides to help Dmitri, but he would much rather visit whom?
Grushenka
Katerina
Zosima
Smerdyakov
3
of 5
At the restaurant, what does Ivan say about his responsibility to Fyodor and Dmitri?
They are not his responsibility
He will take care of Fyodor
He will help Dmitri
Alyosha can take care of them
4
of 5
In a conversation with Alyosha, Ivan explains that he has trouble doing what?
Rejecting religion
Loving people
Believing Katerina
Escaping sin
5
of 5
Ivan says that his belief in God is inhibited by what?
His inability to find peace
His atheist upbringing
The suffering of innocent people
The threat of war
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CHARACTERS
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MAIN IDEAS
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MAIN IDEAS
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