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Russian Literature Quiz 1 (47 MCQs)

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1. What stopped the development of literature in Ancient Rus' for a long time?
2. The low sun shone yellow on the empty fields, the horses splashed steadily through the puddles. He gazed at the fleetingly glimpsed horseshoes, his black brows knitted, and thought: "Yes, you've only yourself to blame. Yes, of course they were the best moments. And not merely the best, but truly magical! 'All round the scarlet dog rose bloomed, the avenues of dark limes stood ..... '[11] But my God, what would have happened later on? What if I hadn't abandoned her? What nonsense! This Nadezhda, not the keeper of a lodging house, but my wife, the mistress of my house in St Petersburg, the mother of my children?" And closing his eyes, he shook his head.
3. Who was the author of the manuscript "The Tale of Igor's Campaign" ?
4. Nikolai Gogol's famous novel is called
5. The Slavophiles believed that
6. What was the main problem in Rus' in the 11th-12th centuries?
7. Which famous scientist first opposed the Norman theory?
8. A particularly well-known line of the main character in "The Overcoat" expresses what heartfelt sentiment?
9. What year does the event known as the "calling of the Varangians" refer to?
10. Which of the chronicles that have survived to our times is the oldest?
11. In 1812, Russia was invaded by
12. Who wrote "Eugene Onegin"
13. Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov were members of the composer group known as
14. Who wrote "Nose"
15. But that is the beginning of a new story-the story of the gradual renewal of a man, the story of his gradual regeneration, of his passing from one world into another, of his initiation into a new unknown life. That might be the subject of a new story, but our present story is ended.
16. In Dostoevsky's "The Meek Woman, " the body of the meek woman lies close by the whole time the narrator is telling the story.
17. To what century is it customary to date the beginning of ancient Russian literature?
18. What is the famous monument of ancient Russian literature "The Tale of Igor's Campaign" about?
19. Who is the author of the poem "Eugene Onegin" ?
20. The ballet Swan Lake was composed by
21. It is customary to distinguish three stages in the development of Old Russian literature. What was the final stage?
22. What genre of ancient Russian literature was characterized by moral instructions and discussions about the right way of life?
23. Gogol's main character in "The Overcoat" has the following profession:
24. The chronicle reporting on the life of the Eastern Slavs in antiquity and the formation of the Old Russian state is
25. Who of the biblical charachters "stands in front" in the A. Blok's poem "12" ?
26. To whom is Monomakh's letter included in the "Teaching of Vladimir Monomakh" addressed?
27. The distant sound is heard, as if from the sky, of a breaking string, dying away sadly. Silence follows it, and only the sound is heard, some way away in the orchard, of the axe falling on the trees.
28. Nikolai Gogol planned a sequel to Dead Souls. The result of it was supposed to be
29. Which Russian collector became the owner of the only copy of the monument of ancient Russian literature "The Tale of Igor's Campaign" ?
30. In which city were the oldest traces of the Normans found?
31. What were the first books to appear on the territory of ancient Rus'?
32. Which name of the S. Esenin's poem is correct?
33. Enslaved Russians were freed in
34. This last event drew the serious attention of the government to the daring exploits of?. Information was obtained of his place of retreat, and a detachment of soldiers was sent to take him, dead or alive. Several of his band were captured, and from these it was ascertained that? was no longer among them. < ..... > Nobody knew what became of him. At first the truth of this testimony was doubted, for the devotion of the brigands to their chief was well known, and it was supposed that they had concocted the story to secure his safety; but after events confirmed their statement. The terrible visits, burnings, and robberies ceased; the roads again became safe. According to another report, ? had fled to some foreign country.
35. What time period does ancient Russian literature cover?
36. This Russian novelist influenced Gandhi and inspired communities based on his teachings:
37. The Emancipation of 1861 was ordered by Emperor
38. In which city did Prince Rurik rule?
39. Which writer was subjected to a mock execution for alleged revolutionary activity?
40. Who wrote "Three Sisters"
41. Then the moon begins to rage, it pours streams of light down right on Ivan, it sprays light in all directions, a flood of moonlight engulfs the room, the light heaves, rises higher, drowns the bed.It is then that Ivan Nikolaevich sleeps with a blissful face.The next morning he wakes up silent but perfecdy calm and well.His needled memory grows quiet, and until the next full moon no one will trouble the professor-neither the noseless killer of Gestas, nor the cruel fifth procurator of Judea, the equestrian Pontius Pilate.
42. The Tale of Igor's Campaign describes the events taking place in which century?
43. The lives of Russian peasants were first portrayed in detail in literature in a work called A Huntsman's Sketches/Notes of a Hunter, written by
44. What is the name of the main charachter of "Hero of our time?"
45. What event influenced the emergence of ancient Russian literature?
46. In Dostoevsky's "The Meek Woman, " the two main characters (narrator and meek woman) are roughly the same age
47. In Gogol's story "The Overcoat, " the main character is named
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