Russia Literature Quiz #1

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  1. The Real life of Sebastian Knight is a famous work by whom?
    1. Fyodor Dostoevsky
    2. Vladimir Nabokov
    3. Leo Tolstoy
    4. Alexander Pushkin
  2. William Ratcliff is a opera by which Russian composer?
    1. Mikly Balakriev
    2. Alexander Borodin
    3. Cesar Cui
    4. Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov
  3. Who wrote the novel Eugene Onegin?
    1. Alexander Pushkin
    2. Leo Tolstoy
    3. Mikhail Bulgajkov
    4. Fyodor Dostoevsky
  4. Who wrote the classic novel War and Peace?
    1. Alexander Pushkin
    2. Mikhail Bulgajkov
    3. Leo Tolstoy
    4. Fyodor Dostoevsky
  5. Who was fatally wounded in a duel with his brother in law?
    1. Mikhail Bulgajkov
    2. Fyodor Dostoevsky
    3. Alexander Pushkin
    4. Leo Tolstoy
  6. Who married Sophia Bers in 1862?
    1. Leo Tolstoy
    2. Alexander Pushkin
    3. Fyodor Dostoevsky
    4. Mikhail Bulgajkov
  7. Which of these writer was still alive in the 1970s?
    1. Fyodor Dostoevsky
    2. Alexander Pushkin
    3. Leo Tolstoy
    4. Vladimir Nabokov
  8. Which of these was born in 1821?
    1. Alexander Pushkin
    2. Fyodor Dostoevsky
    3. Leo Tolstoy
    4. Mikhail Bulgajkov
  9. Which of these lived from 1818 to 1883?
    1. Fyodor Dostoevsky
    2. Ivan Turgenev
    3. Leo Tolstoy
    4. Vladimir Nabokov
  10. Which of these died in 1960?
    1. Boris Pasternak
    2. Leo Tolstoy
    3. Vladimir Nabokov
    4. Ivan Turgenev
  11. Which author was born into a Nobel family?
    1. Mikhail Bulgajkov
    2. Alexander Pushkin
    3. Leo Tolstoy
    4. Fyodor Dostoevsky
  12. Torrents of Spring is a key work by which author?
    1. Leo Tolstoy
    2. Fyodor Dostoevsky
    3. Vladimir Nabokov
    4. Ivan Turgenev
  13. 26 Men and a girl is a seminal work by whom?
    1. Maxim Gorky
    2. Vladimir Nabokov
    3. Ivan Turgenev
    4. Boris Pasternak
  14. The Idiot is a seminal work by which Russian author?
    1. Leo Tolstoy
    2. Alexander Pushkin
    3. Mikhail Bulgajkov
    4. Fyodor Dostoevsky
  15. The Double is a seminal work by which Russian author?
    1. Mikhail Bulgajkov
    2. Alexander Pushkin
    3. Leo Tolstoy
    4. Fyodor Dostoevsky
  16. Summerfolk is a seminal work by whom?
    1. Maxim Gorky
    2. Vladimir Nabokov
    3. Ivan Turgenev
    4. Boris Pasternak
  17. Safe Conduct is one of the lesser known works by which very famous writer?
    1. Vladimir Nabokov
    2. Leo Tolstoy
    3. Ivan Turgenev
    4. Boris Pasternak
  18. On Early Trains is one of the lesser known works by which very famous writer?
    1. Vladimir Nabokov
    2. Ivan Turgenev
    3. Leo Tolstoy
    4. Boris Pasternak
  19. My Sister Life was a seminal work by whom?
    1. Ivan Turgenev
    2. Boris Pasternak
    3. Leo Tolstoy
    4. Vladimir Nabokov
  20. Laughter in the Dark is a famous work by whom?
    1. Alexander Pushkin
    2. Vladimir Nabokov
    3. Fyodor Dostoevsky
    4. Leo Tolstoy
  21. Fathers and sons is a key work by which author?
    1. Fyodor Dostoevsky
    2. Leo Tolstoy
    3. Ivan Turgenev
    4. Vladimir Nabokov
  22. Crime and Punishment is a seminal work by which Russian author?
    1. Alexander Pushkin
    2. Fyodor Dostoevsky
    3. Mikhail Bulgajkov
    4. Leo Tolstoy
  23. Ada or Ardor is a famous work by whom?
    1. Alexander Pushkin
    2. Vladimir Nabokov
    3. Fyodor Dostoevsky
    4. Leo Tolstoy

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Interactive Quiz

  1. The Real life of Sebastian Knight is a famous work by whom?
    Vladimir Nabokov
  2. William Ratcliff is a opera by which Russian composer?
    Cesar Cui
  3. Who wrote the novel Eugene Onegin?
    Alexander Pushkin
  4. Who wrote the classic novel War and Peace?
    Leo Tolstoy
  5. Who was fatally wounded in a duel with his brother in law?
    Alexander Pushkin
  6. Who married Sophia Bers in 1862?
    Leo Tolstoy
  7. Which of these writer was still alive in the 1970s?
    Vladimir Nabokov
  8. Which of these was born in 1821?
    Fyodor Dostoevsky
  9. Which of these lived from 1818 to 1883?
    Ivan Turgenev
  10. Which of these died in 1960?
    Boris Pasternak
  11. Which author was born into a Nobel family?
    Alexander Pushkin
  12. Torrents of Spring is a key work by which author?
    Ivan Turgenev
  13. 26 Men and a girl is a seminal work by whom?
    Maxim Gorky
  14. The Idiot is a seminal work by which Russian author?
    Fyodor Dostoevsky
  15. The Double is a seminal work by which Russian author?
    Fyodor Dostoevsky
  16. Summerfolk is a seminal work by whom?
    Maxim Gorky
  17. Safe Conduct is one of the lesser known works by which very famous writer?
    Boris Pasternak
  18. On Early Trains is one of the lesser known works by which very famous writer?
    Boris Pasternak
  19. My Sister Life was a seminal work by whom?
    Boris Pasternak
  20. Laughter in the Dark is a famous work by whom?
    Vladimir Nabokov
  21. Fathers and sons is a key work by which author?
    Ivan Turgenev
  22. Crime and Punishment is a seminal work by which Russian author?
    Fyodor Dostoevsky
  23. Ada or Ardor is a famous work by whom?
    Vladimir Nabokov
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