WorksheetsSpotlight 11 3a
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
What is Raskolnikov’s occupation?
Military officer
Law student
Schoolteacher
Nurse
In what city does the novel take place?
Saint Petersburg
Moscow
Vienna
Whom does Raskolnikov kill?
A policeman
A pawnbroker
His father
Which of the following is NOT a character in the book?
Marmeladov
Svidrigailov
Bezukhov
Why was Dostoevsky arrested?
Discussing banned texts
Plotting to overthrow the tsar
Spying for the British Crown
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What were the contemporary philosophies that Dostoevsky was responding to? (according to the video)
Utopian Socialism
Doctrines of Egoism and Utilitarianism
Orthodox Christianity
rejecting modernity wholesale in favour of appeals to nation and altar
How did Dostoevsky’s exile affect his social and political views?
he got more motivated by his strong disapproval of serfdom
he got more engaged by spiritual concerns
he became more pessimistic
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