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Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Part III: Chapters IV-VI Quiz

Further Study Part III: Chapters IV-VI Quiz

1 of 5
Who interrupts the conversation between Raskolnikov, his family, and Razumikhin?

Alyona
Sonya
Porfiry
Svidrigailov

2 of 5
What reason does Raskolnikov give for wanting to speak to the police?

He wants a watch back that he pawned to Alyona.
He believes he knows who the real murderer was.
He thinks that the time has come for him to confess.
He hopes to put them on a false lead about the murder.

3 of 5
What did Raskolnikov claim in the article "On Crime"?

To really understand the psychology of a criminal you must commit a crime.
Some men are better than others and have a right to commit murder.
Murder can be justifiable if done in the name of self-defense.
Russia has too many criminals and they should be dealt with harshly.

4 of 5
What does Porfiry ask Raskolnikov about in an attempt to trap him?

The location of the missing ax
The goods found buried in the courtyard
The blood spots on Raskolnikov's clothes
The painters near Alyona's apartment

5 of 5
What does the stranger in the street say to Raskolnikov?

"Alyona"
"Guilty"
"Murderer"
"Nihilist"

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