Part I - Chapter III Quiz — Crime and Punishment

What is the first thing Nastasya brings Raskolnikov when she wakes him?

• A letter from his mother
• Tea from her own cracked teapot
• A summons from the landlady
• A loaf of bread and sausage

Why does the landlady Praskovya Pavlovna threaten to go to the police?

• Raskolnikov insulted her publicly
• He has not paid his rent and refuses to leave
• He brought suspicious visitors to the building
• She suspects him of stealing from other tenants

What reason did Dunya originally take the governess position with the Svidrigailovs?

• To escape her mother's household
• To earn money, including sending sixty roubles to Raskolnikov
• To gain social connections in the countryside
• To study literature with Marfa Petrovna

How did Marfa Petrovna initially react when she discovered her husband's feelings for Dunya?

• She confronted her husband privately and forgave him
• She blamed Dunya, struck her, and had her sent away in disgrace
• She dismissed the rumors as malicious gossip
• She wrote to Raskolnikov demanding he take his sister home

What document proved Dunya's innocence to Marfa Petrovna?

• A signed confession from Svidrigailov
• Testimony from other servants in the household
• A letter Dunya had written to Svidrigailov rejecting his advances
• A police report from the local authorities

According to Pulcheria's letter, what does Luzhin believe about the ideal wife?

• She should be his intellectual equal
• She should come from an aristocratic family
• She should have experienced poverty so she views her husband as a benefactor
• She should be younger than twenty-five

What does Raskolnikov tell Nastasya he is doing when she asks why he lies idle?

• Writing a philosophical treatise
• Looking for new teaching positions
• Thinking
• Recovering from an illness

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What does "bilious" mean as used to describe Raskolnikov's waking state?

• Deeply thoughtful and contemplative
• Ill-tempered and feeling nauseous
• Energetic and restless
• Overwhelmed with grief

In the phrase "under the influence of Bacchus," what does the allusion to Bacchus mean?

• Under the influence of anger
• Under the influence of alcohol
• Under the influence of a religious awakening
• Under the influence of romantic passion

What does "ignominy" mean in the context of the Svidrigailov scandal?

• Financial ruin
• Physical violence
• Public shame or disgrace
• Legal prosecution