crime and punishment

Question 1

former law student living in St. Petersburg, is overwhelmed by poverty, isolation, and a radical theory he has developed

Answer 1

Rodion Raskolnikov

Question 2

Raskolnikov’s radical ideas

Answer 2

extraordinary individuals have the right to commit immoral acts if it serves a greater good, using historical figures like Napoleon as examples.

Question 3

greedy, abusive pawnbroker, who exploits the poor.

Answer 3

Alyona Ivanovna

Question 4

Who are the two people Raskolnikov kills?

Answer 4

Alyona and Lizaveta Ivanovna

Question 5

What happens to Raskolnikov after the murders?

Answer 5

consumed by guilt and paranoia. His mental state deteriorates, and he isolates himself from friends and family

Question 6

Raskolnikov’s Mother and Sister

Answer 6

Pulcheria and Dunya

Question 7

loyal friend of Raskolnikov

Answer 7

Razumikhin

Question 8

person suspecting Raskolnikov with the murders

Answer 8

Inspector Porfiry Petrovich

Question 9

, the pious and self-sacrificing daughter of a disgraced civil servant

Answer 9

Sonia Marmeladov

Question 10

disgraced civil servant,

Answer 10

Marmeladov

Question 11

How does Sonia support her family?

Answer 11

Prostitution

Question 12

Sonia’s step mother

Answer 12

Katerina Ivanovna

Question 13

falsely confesses to the murders under pressure from the authorities

Answer 13

Nikolai

Question 14

a manipulative and self- serving man who seeks to marry Dunya for social and financial gain

Answer 14

Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin

Question 15

another dark and morally corrupt figure from Dunya’s past, re-enters her life

Answer 15

Arkady Svidrigailov

Question 16

Who commits suicide?

Answer 16

Svidrigailov

Question 17

Raskolnikov is sentenced to

Answer 17

exile in Siberia for eight years of hard labour

Question 18

What does Sonia give him in the prison?

Answer 18

The New Testament