War and Peace Quizzes

War and Peace Quiz 1

1 Why does Princess Drubetskoy need money at the beginning of the novel?
To bribe the emperor not to exile her

To buy Boris's military uniform

To finance Boris's university education

To pay her gambling debts
2 Who competes with Pierre to inherit Count Kirill's estate?
Prince Vassily

Nikolai Rostov

Princess Drubetskoy

Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
3 Why can't Pierre inherit Count Kirill's estate?
He is not a Russian citizen

He is not a legitimate son

He is not named in the will

He has not served in the military
4 Which two women are in love with Nikolai Rostov at the beginning of the novel?
Princess Drubetskoy and Julie Karagin

Sonya and Catiche

Sonya and Princess Marya

Julie Karagin and Sonya
5 In which subject does Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky tutor his daughter, Marya?
Mathematics

History

Literature

French
6 Who is pregnant at the beginning of the novel?
Lise Meinen

Vera Rostov

Julie Karagin

Princess Marya Bolkonsky
7 Who steals Captain Denisov's money?
Zherkov

Lavrushka

Lieutenant Telyanin

Nikolai Rostov
8 To whom does Dolokhov announce his heroism in battle in hopes of getting promoted?
Kutuzov

Prince Andrei

Prince Bagration

Nesvitsky
9 What announcement does Prince Andrei make to the Austrian court at Brünn?
General Kutuzov is dead

The Russians have won a battle

The French have surrendered

The Austrians have won a battle
10 Why does Tushin get in trouble with his commanding officers?
He ignored orders to retreat

He lost two guns

He walked around camp without his boots on

He fired on a village
11 What is Nikolai's detachment supposed to do in Volume I, Part 2?
Assassinate General Murat

Prevent the French from advancing to Znaim

Learn to use the artillery

Destroy a bridge
12 Where is Nikolai Rostov wounded?
The shoulder

The head

The leg

The arm
13 Who is Hélène Kuragin rumored to have committed incest with?
Vassily

Anatole

Ippolit

Julie Karagin
14 Why does Marya reject Anatole's marriage proposal?
Her friend Mlle Bourienne is in love with him

She is not attracted to him

He is not wealthy enough

She wants to stay single
15 What does Boris Drubetskoy ask Prince Andrei for before the battle of Austerlitz?
An errand to get him away from the battle

A loan

A promotion

His mail
16 Why is Kutuzov dispirited at the battle of Austerlitz?
He misses his family

He has been demoted

His regiment has been assigned to an especially dangerous position

He doesn't like the Russian strategy
17 Why is Nikolai Rostov angry after the battle of Austerlitz?
He wanted to fight but was sent to run an errand instead

He will have to do a second tour of duty

Prince Bagration treated him rudely

He missed an opportunity to meet the tsar
18 What important figure does Prince Andrei meet after the battle of Austerlitz?
Tsar Alexander

Napoleon Bonaparte

Prince Vassily

General Kutuzov
19 Why does Pierre hate Dolokhov?
Dolokhov is rude

Dolokhov is trying to take Pierre's inheritance

He is jealous of Dolokhov's successes in battle

Dolokhov had an affair with his wife
20 When Nikolai Rostov comes home on leave, which army friend joins him?
Tushin

Captain Denisov

Dolokhov

Prince Bagration
21 Why is Pierre at a disadvantage in his duel with Dolokhov?
He does not really want to have the duel

He is nearsighted

He does not know how to use a gun

He is more sensitive to the cold weather
22 What skill does Denisov use to impress Natasha?
Dancing

Fencing

Witty banter

Marksmanship
23 How does Pierre get Hélène to accept a divorce?
He gets an annulment without her knowledge

He threatens to kill her

He gives her his property

He lets her affair become public
24 How does Lise Meinen die?
Tuberculosis

Suicide

Childbirth

She is poisoned
25 How does Nikolai Rostov disappoint his family when home on leave?
He amasses huge gambling debts

He breaks up with Sonya

He announces that he doesn't want to return to the military

He oversleeps and misses Prince Bagration's banquet

Identify and analyze two social mistakes that Pierre makes during his first high-society gathering. Refer to evidence from the text.

Pierre makes several faux pas when he first enters the soirée – he does not feign interest in Anna Pavlovna’s boring aunt, and he talks to the hostess too long even after she indicates that she needs to be elsewhere. Unaware of his etiquette...

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 5/23/2025 12:21 PM