Part I - Chapter II Quiz — Crime and Punishment

Where does Raskolnikov meet Marmeladov?

• In a church
• In a tavern
• On a hay barge
• At the pawnbroker's apartment

What is Marmeladov's civil-service rank?

• Collegiate registrar
• Titular counsellor
• Court counsellor
• Provincial secretary

Why did Katerina Ivanovna marry Marmeladov?

• She was in love with him
• She wanted to move to Petersburg
• She had nowhere else to turn and was in hopeless poverty
• Her father arranged the marriage

How much money does Sonia bring home the first time she goes out with a yellow ticket?

• Fifteen copecks
• Thirty roubles
• Twelve silver roubles
• Twenty-three roubles forty copecks

What distinction does Marmeladov draw between poverty and beggary?

• Poverty is worse because it leads to crime
• In poverty you retain nobility of soul, but in beggary you lose all dignity
• Beggary is an honest state while poverty is shameful
• There is no real difference between them

What happened to Marmeladov's work uniform?

• Katerina Ivanovna sold it for food
• He exchanged it for his current ragged clothes at a tavern
• It was stolen on the hay barge
• He pawned it at a shop

What biblical passage does Marmeladov's final speech echo?

• The Sermon on the Mount
• The Prodigal Son
• Luke 7:47 — "Thy sins which are many are forgiven thee for thou hast loved much"
• The Book of Job

What does Raskolnikov do as he leaves the Marmeladov apartment?

• He promises to return with food
• He argues with Katerina Ivanovna
• He quietly leaves his last coppers on the windowsill
• He gives Marmeladov money for a drink

Which of the following events actually happen in Part I, Chapter II?

Which of these details about the Marmeladov family are revealed in this chapter?

In the chapter, Raskolnikov is surprised by Marmeladov's "grandiloquent style." What does grandiloquent mean?

• Quietly humble
• Using pompous, extravagantly lofty language
• Speaking in a foreign language
• Mumbling incoherently

Marmeladov says he began his speech "stolidly." What does stolidly mean?

• Angrily and aggressively
• In a calm, unemotional manner
• With great speed and urgency
• In a whispered, secretive tone

The narrator describes Raskolnikov's "presentiment" upon first seeing Marmeladov. What is a presentiment?

• A logical deduction based on evidence
• An angry reaction to someone's appearance
• An intuitive feeling about the future, especially foreboding
• A formal social introduction