War and Peace Quizzes

1. Why does Princess Drubetskoy need money at the beginning of the novel?

• To finance Boris's university education
• To buy Boris's military uniform
• To pay her gambling debts
• To bribe the emperor not to exile her

2. Who competes with Pierre to inherit Count Kirill's estate?

• Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
• Princess Drubetskoy
• Prince Vassily
• Nikolai Rostov

3. Why can't Pierre inherit Count Kirill's estate?

• He is not named in the will
• He is not a legitimate son
• He has not served in the military
• He is not a Russian citizen

4. Which two women are in love with Nikolai Rostov at the beginning of the novel?

• Sonya and Catiche
• Sonya and Princess Marya
• Princess Drubetskoy and Julie Karagin
• Julie Karagin and Sonya

5. In which subject does Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky tutor his daughter, Marya?

• French
• History
• Literature
• Mathematics

6. Who is pregnant at the beginning of the novel?

• Julie Karagin
• Lise Meinen
• Vera Rostov
• Princess Marya Bolkonsky

7. Who steals Captain Denisov's money?

• Lavrushka
• Lieutenant Telyanin
• Zherkov
• Nikolai Rostov

8. To whom does Dolokhov announce his heroism in battle in hopes of getting promoted?

• Prince Andrei
• Prince Bagration
• Nesvitsky
• Kutuzov

9. What announcement does Prince Andrei make to the Austrian court at Brünn?

• General Kutuzov is dead
• The Austrians have won a battle
• The French have surrendered
• The Russians have won a battle

10. Why does Tushin get in trouble with his commanding officers?

• He ignored orders to retreat
• He walked around camp without his boots on
• He lost two guns
• He fired on a village