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Anna Karenina · Leo Tolstoy
Whole Book Quiz
Twenty questions across all eight parts: characters, turning points, and the novel's design.
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Q1
of 20
Complete the opening sentence: "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is..."
A
a little world unto itself
B
unhappy for a reason
C
unhappy in its own way
D
alike in its sorrow
Q2
of 20
Who is Anna's brother?
A
Konstantin Dmitrievitch Levin
B
Alexey Kirillovitch Vronsky
C
Stepan Arkadyevitch Oblonsky
D
Sergey Ivanovitch Koznishev
Q3
of 20
What is Anna's husband's first name and patronymic?
A
Stepan Arkadyevitch
B
Konstantin Dmitrievitch
C
Alexey Alexandrovitch
D
Sergey Ivanovitch
Q4
of 20
Who is Kitty's sister?
A
Varenka
B
Betsy
C
Anna
D
Dolly
Q5
of 20
Which two love stories run side by side through the novel?
A
Anna and Vronsky, Levin and Kitty
B
Anna and Karenin, Stiva and Dolly
C
Kitty and Vronsky, Varenka and Levin
D
Dolly and Levin, Betsy and Vronsky
Q6
of 20
Where do Anna and Vronsky first meet?
A
At a ball in Moscow
B
At a railway station
C
At the races
D
At the opera in Petersburg
Q7
of 20
What is the name of Anna's son?
A
Mitya
B
Seryozha
C
Grisha
D
Petya
Q8
of 20
What is the name of Levin's estate?
A
Vozdvizhenskoe
B
Pokrovskoe
C
Ergushovo
D
Obiralovka
Q9
of 20
What sport does Vronsky compete in during Part Two?
A
A fencing match
B
A sleigh race
C
A steeplechase
D
A shooting contest
Q10
of 20
What job does Stepan Arkadyevitch hold in Moscow?
A
President of a government board
B
Colonel of a cavalry regiment
C
Professor at the university
D
Director of a new railway company
Q11
of 20
Who is the pious lady who comes to dominate Karenin?
A
Countess Lidia Ivanovna
B
Princess Betsy Tverskaya
C
Madame Stahl, the invalid
D
Princess Myakaya
Q12
of 20
What does Levin's brother Nikolay die of?
A
Cholera
B
A duel
C
Drink alone
D
Consumption
Q13
of 20
In which country do Anna and Vronsky travel after leaving Russia?
A
Italy
B
France
C
Germany
D
England
Q14
of 20
What is Varenka's role in Kitty's life?
A
A rival for Levin's affection
B
Kitty's old governess
C
A model of living for others
D
A cousin from Petersburg
Q15
of 20
Which war do volunteers leave for in Part Eight?
A
The Crimean War against Britain
B
The Servian war with Turkey
C
The war against Napoleon
D
The Franco-Prussian War
Q16
of 20
Why did the editor of the magazine refuse to print Part Eight as written?
A
It was far too long for one issue
B
It described Anna's death
C
It criticised the Church
D
It mocked the war volunteers
Q17
of 20
In what form did the novel first appear?
A
As a three-volume novel
B
In instalments in a magazine
C
As a play for the Moscow stage
D
In a newspaper column
Q18
of 20
Who translated the English text used in the GradeWise Library?
A
Constance Garnett
B
Aylmer and Louise Maude
C
Rosemary Edmonds
D
Richard Pevear
Q19
of 20
What is the epigraph of the novel (absent from this edition)?
A
Judge not, that ye be not judged
B
Love is strong as death
C
The wages of sin is death
D
Vengeance is mine; I will repay
Q20
of 20
Which other novel by Tolstoy came before Anna Karenina?
A
Resurrection
B
Hadji Murat
C
Fathers and Sons
D
War and Peace