Part V - Chapter IV Quiz — Crime and Punishment

What moral hypothetical does Raskolnikov pose to Sonia before confessing?

• Whether she would steal to feed starving children in desperate circumstances
• Whether Luzhin should live and do evil, or Katerina Ivanovna and the children should die
• Whether a poor student has the right to borrow money without intending to repay it
• Whether God punishes the innocent alongside the guilty in times of plague and famine

How does Raskolnikov reveal the killer's identity to Sonia?

• He writes it on a piece of paper and slides it across the table to her
• He says "Guess" and tells her to "Take a good look" at him until she understands
• He blurts it out directly in a moment of emotional breakdown and weeping
• He describes the crime in detail as though it happened to someone else entirely

What is Sonia's first reaction when she fully understands that Raskolnikov is the murderer?

• She screams and runs to the door to call for help from the neighbors
• She recoils in silent horror and refuses to look at him or speak to him
• She throws herself on him, embraces him, and cries that he is the most unhappy person in the world
• She calmly tells him he must go to the police station and turn himself in immediately

What reason does Raskolnikov ultimately give for committing the murder?

• He murdered to provide his mother and sister with a comfortable life and education
• He murdered because the pawnbroker was cheating poor people and deserved punishment
• He murdered for himself alone, to test whether he was an extraordinary man or a "trembling creature"
• He murdered because he was desperately hungry and the pawnbroker refused him a loan

What does Sonia urge Raskolnikov to do after hearing his confession?

• Flee to another country before the police can arrest him for the crime
• Stand at the crossroads, kiss the earth, and confess publicly to all the world
• Pray privately in church and seek forgiveness from a priest in confession
• Return the stolen money and goods to the pawnbroker's relatives as restitution

What object does Sonia offer Raskolnikov at the end of the chapter?

• A Bible opened to the story of Lazarus that she had read to him before
• A cypress-wood cross that originally belonged to Lizaveta, the murdered woman
• A copper icon of the Virgin Mary that had been blessed by a priest
• A prayer book that Katerina Ivanovna had given her on her deathbed

What sensation does Raskolnikov experience at the moment he is about to confess?

• A sudden calm and relief, as though a great weight has been lifted from his chest
• A feeling terribly like the moment when he stood over the old woman with the axe
• An overwhelming urge to laugh hysterically at the absurdity of his situation
• A sharp physical pain in his chest that makes him believe he is having a heart attack

Whose face does Raskolnikov see reflected in Sonia's terrified expression?

• His own mother Pulcheria Alexandrovna's face twisted with grief and shame
• The pawnbroker Alyona Ivanovna's face at the moment before the first blow
• Lizaveta's face when she stepped back to the wall with childish terror
• Porfiry Petrovich's knowing face during their psychological interrogations

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

In the chapter, Raskolnikov says he "wanted to murder without casuistry." What does "casuistry" mean?

• Physical violence or brutality beyond what is necessary to achieve one's goal
• Clever but unsound reasoning used to justify morally questionable actions
• Deep emotional guilt or remorse that follows a serious moral transgression
• Careful planning and preparation to avoid being caught by the authorities

Sonia holds out her hands "in despairing supplication." What does "supplication" mean?

• A gesture of humble and earnest pleading or begging for something
• A physical posture of religious worship or devotion before an altar
• A sign of surrender or willingness to accept whatever comes next
• An expression of anger or frustration directed at someone's stubbornness

Raskolnikov says power is "vouchsafed" only to the man who dares. What does "vouchsafed" mean?

• Violently seized or taken by force from those who previously held authority
• Earned through years of patient study, discipline, and scholarly achievement
• Granted or bestowed, often as a privilege or favor from a higher authority
• Hidden away or kept secret until the proper moment for its revelation arrives