Translator's Preface Quiz — Crime and Punishment

What was Dostoevsky's father's occupation?

• A lawyer
• A doctor
• A priest
• A military officer

How many rooms did the Dostoevsky family live in with their five children?

• One room
• Two rooms
• Three rooms
• Four rooms

What was Dostoevsky's first published work?

• Crime and Punishment
• The Dead House
• Poor Folk
• The Brothers Karamazov

In what year was Dostoevsky arrested?

• 1845
• 1849
• 1859
• 1864

Which political theorists did Dostoevsky's reading circle study?

• Marx and Engels
• Fourier and Proudhon
• Hegel and Kant
• Voltaire and Rousseau

What was Dostoevsky's death sentence commuted to?

• Exile abroad
• House arrest
• Hard labour
• Military service only

What nervous disease did Dostoevsky develop after his imprisonment?

• Parkinson's disease
• Epilepsy
• Chronic migraines
• Paralysis

What monument's unveiling prompted Dostoevsky's famous 1880 speech?

• A monument to Gogol
• A monument to Pushkin
• A monument to the Tsar
• A monument to Peter the Great

Which of these statements are made in the Translator's Preface?

Which of these details appear in the Translator's Preface?

What does 'acclamations' mean as used in the preface?

• Harsh criticisms
• Enthusiastic expressions of approval
• Quiet acknowledgments
• Financial rewards

What does 'commuted' mean as used in the preface?

• Traveled daily
• Changed to a less severe form
• Carried out immediately
• Appealed to a higher court

What does 'hapless' mean in the phrase "gave the hapless man the funeral of a king"?

• Joyful and celebrated
• Unfortunate and deserving of pity
• Wealthy and powerful
• Angry and bitter