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Tolstoy's War and Peace
Contributed by: Ainsworth
  • 1. Who is the author of War and Peace?
A) Fyodor Dostoevsky
B) Leo Tolstoy
C) Ivan Turgenev
D) Anton Chekhov
  • 2. In which country is the novel primarily set?
A) France
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) United Kingdom
  • 3. What historical event serves as the backdrop for War and Peace?
A) World War I
B) Napoleonic Wars
C) American Revolution
D) Russian Revolution
  • 4. What year was War and Peace first published?
A) 1850
B) 1901
C) 1884
D) 1869
  • 5. What is the name of the battle where Pierre is taken captive by the French?
A) Battle of Borodino
B) Battle of Trafalgar
C) Battle of Austerlitz
D) Battle of Waterloo
  • 6. Who is the French Emperor in War and Peace?
A) Napoleon Bonaparte
B) Catherine the Great
C) Louis XIV
D) Robespierre
  • 7. Who is Natasha's closest friend in the novel?
A) Sonya
B) Lise Bolkonsky
C) Marya Bolkonsky
D) Helene Kuragin
  • 8. What is the name of the Rostov family estate?
A) Bolkonskoye
B) Kuraginskaya
C) Vasilevsky
D) Otradnoe
  • 9. What is the name of Prince Andrei Bolkonsky's son?
A) Vanya
B) Boris
C) Nikolai
D) Petya
  • 10. Who is the unscrupulous gambler who pursues Natasha Rostova?
A) Nikolai Rostov
B) Dolokhov
C) Vassily Kuragin
D) Anatole Kuragin
  • 11. Who is Pierre's close friend and confidant throughout the novel?
A) Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
B) Natasha Rostova
C) Helene Kuragin
D) Kutuzov
  • 12. Which character is often seen as the protagonist of War and Peace?
A) Prince Vassily Kuragin
B) Pierre Bezukhov
C) Natasha Rostova
D) Andrei Bolkonsky
  • 13. What is the English translation of the original title 'Voina i mir'?
A) Battle and Serenity
B) Love and War
C) Peace and Harmony
D) War and Peace
  • 14. What philosophical ideas does Tolstoy explore in War and Peace?
A) Free will vs determinism
B) Existentialism
C) Idealism
D) Utilitarianism
  • 15. What does the character Dolokhov excel at in War and Peace?
A) Dancing
B) Painting
C) Musical talent
D) Gambling
  • 16. Who is the matriarch of the Rostov family in War and Peace?
A) Helene Kuragina
B) Anna Pavlovna Scherer
C) Countess Natalya Rostova
D) Princess Maria Bolkonsky
  • 17. How many volumes make up the complete edition of War and Peace?
A) Four
B) Five
C) Three
D) Six
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