Fyodor Dostoevsky Quiz: Trivia Questions and Answers
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Fyodor Dostoevsky is one of the greatest writers in the history of literature. His works had a significant impact on the forming and development of existentialism.
The Fyodor Dostoevsky Quiz consists of multiple choice trivia questions and answers to test how well do you know the personality and works of this Russian novelist and philosopher.
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1. Born in Moscow, Fyodor Dostoevsky is one of the most important writers of the 19th century. Can you tell us the date of his birth?
October 30, 1821
2. The place of Dostoevsky's death was St. Petersburg. In what year did this sad event take place?
1881
3. Who was Fyodor Dostoyevsky?
Both answers are correct
4. Fyodor Dostoyevsky and his brother Mikhail wanted to do literature. What was their father's opinion on the subject?
Their father believed that the work of a writer could not secure the future of his older sons.
5. What was Dostoevsky's first novel?
Poor Folk
6. Dostoevsky's earlier work A Novel in Nine Letters is ...
a shorе story
7. What was the original sentence imposed on Fyodor Dostoyevsky? It was subsequently changed.
Disenfranchisement and death penalty
8. Where did Dostoevsky serve four years of hard labor?
Omsk
9. In what year did Dostoevsky make his first trip abroad?
1861
10. How many novels did Dostoevsky write during his lifetime?
8