Part II - Chapter V Quiz — Crime and Punishment

Who is the visitor that arrives at Raskolnikov's apartment at the beginning of Part II, Chapter V?

• Porfiry Petrovitch
• Pyotr Petrovitch Luzhin
• Svidrigailov
• Marmeladov

What is Luzhin's relationship to Raskolnikov's family?

• He is Raskolnikov's uncle
• He is engaged to Raskolnikov's sister Dunya
• He is a family friend from Moscow
• He is Raskolnikov's mother's lawyer

Where has Luzhin arranged lodgings for Raskolnikov's mother and sister?

• At Luzhin's own flat
• At Bakaleyev's house
• At a hotel near the Senate
• At Madame Lippevechsel's

What is the core argument of Luzhin's philosophy as he presents it in this chapter?

• That Russia must return to its traditional values
• That loving yourself and managing your own affairs benefits society more than charitable sacrifice
• That the emancipation of the serfs was a mistake
• That crime is caused by moral weakness rather than poverty

How does Raskolnikov respond to Luzhin's theory of self-interest?

• He agrees enthusiastically
• He says it logically follows that people may be killed
• He falls asleep during the speech
• He asks Luzhin to explain it further

According to Razumihin, why was the pawnbroker's killer NOT a professional criminal?

• The killer left witnesses alive
• The killer took cheap trinkets but missed 1,500 roubles hidden in a drawer
• The killer confessed to a priest afterward
• The killer used a weapon that was traceable

What does Zossimov observe about Raskolnikov's behavior after the visit?

• That Raskolnikov seems fully recovered
• That Raskolnikov takes no interest in anything except the murder
• That Raskolnikov is eager to see his family
• That Raskolnikov has developed a fever again

Who is Lebeziatnikov in this chapter?

• Raskolnikov's landlord
• A police investigator
• Luzhin's flatmate and former ward
• Razumihin's professor

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

In the chapter, Luzhin speaks "superciliously" to Razumihin. What does "superciliously" mean?

• Nervously and hesitantly
• With an attitude of superiority and contempt
• Loudly and angrily
• Quietly and secretively

The narrator describes Raskolnikov sinking "languidly" back on his pillow. What does "languidly" mean?

• Angrily and abruptly
• Slowly and without energy
• Fearfully and trembling
• Cheerfully and with relief

Razumihin attributes rising crime to Russia's "inveterate impracticality." What does "inveterate" mean?

• Recently acquired
• Easily correctable
• Long-established and deep-rooted
• Deliberately chosen