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  1. This tormented university student murders an old pawnbroker with an axe, believing himself to be an extraordinary man above moral law.

    • Raskolnikov
    • Prince Myshkin
    • Alyosha Karamazov
    • Stavrogin
  2. This novel follows a young man who commits murder and is slowly consumed by guilt until he confesses and accepts his punishment.

    • The Brothers Karamazov
    • Crime and Punishment
    • Demons
    • The Idiot
  3. This imperial city built on canals and known for its grand palaces and harsh winters serves as the oppressive backdrop for Crime and Punishment.

    • Moscow
    • Kiev
    • St. Petersburg
    • Odessa
  4. Dostoevsky's final and longest novel tells the story of a murdered father and his three very different sons — one passionate, one intellectual, and one spiritual.

    • The Brothers Karamazov
    • Crime and Punishment
    • The Adolescent
    • Demons
  5. This gentle, Christ-like prince returns to Russia from a Swiss sanatorium, only to find that his pure goodness is tragically incompatible with society.

    • Stavrogin
    • Prince Myshkin
    • Alyosha Karamazov
    • Razumikhin
  6. Dostoevsky was sentenced to death by firing squad but received a dramatic last-minute reprieve, with his sentence commuted to years of hard labor in this frozen region.

    • Siberia
    • The Caucasus
    • The Urals
    • Alaska
  7. This devout young woman, forced into prostitution to feed her family, becomes Raskolnikov's moral compass and his path to redemption through love.

    • Dunya Raskolnikova
    • Nastasya Filippovna
    • Sonya Marmeladova
    • Katerina Ivanovna
  8. This neurological condition, characterized by sudden seizures, affected Dostoevsky throughout his life and was famously given to several of his fictional characters.

    • Narcolepsy
    • Epilepsy
    • Migraines
    • Tourette syndrome

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