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The Brothers Karamazov
Book 5: Pro and Contra, Chapters 6â7 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 6–7 Quick Quiz
1
of 5
Who does Ivan dread seeing?
Grigory
Smerdyakov
Katerina
Fyodor
2
of 5
Smerdyakov tells Ivan about the secret signs Grushenka might send to whom?
Fyodor
Ivan
Smerdyakov
Katerina
3
of 5
Smerdyakov says he is nervous that ___ will hurt Fyodor.
Alyosha
Grushenka
Katerina
Dmitri
4
of 5
Ivan suspects that Smerdyakov has shared information in order to put whom in danger?
Grigory
Grigory’s wife
Fyodor
Grushenka
5
of 5
What happens to Smerdyakov, about which he had earlier expressed fear?
He chokes on a bone
He can’t find Ivan
He has a seizure
He is left home alone
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