Russian literature represents one of the most significant additions to literary history. Their classic authors invoke a sense of the epic and of war, of love and revenge, of class struggles and revolutions. Their books may have a huge cast of characters or just one or two, and they have also added many plays and poems to the roster. Have you ever read a Russian classic? Let's see what you know about these famous Russian authors!
Russian writer Anton Chekhov is best known for his...
He wrote many excellent short stories,
Poems and plays
Novellas and short stories
Short stories and plays
Novels and poems
2 of 13
What book did Leo Tolstoy not write?
Anna Karenina
The Cossacks
Crime and Punishment
War and Peace
3 of 13
Which Russian writer was born the latest?
Leo Tolstoy
Vladimir Nabokov
Anton Chekhov
Fyodor Dostoevsky
4 of 13
What are the names of the three brothers in Dostoevsky's book, "The Brothers Karamazov"?
Ivan, Alexey and Katchya
Valery, Dmitry, Alyosha
Dmitry, Ivan, Alexey
Lydia, Igor and Stanislao
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Who is the author of the novel "The Torrents of Spring"?
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Anton Chekhov
Vladimir Nabokov
Ivan Turgenev
6 of 13
Which of the following books was written by Vladimir Nabokov?
Demons is by Fyodor Dostoevsky, the other two are by Leo Tolstoy
Demons
Lolita
What Men Live By
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
7 of 13
In what language did Vladimir Nabokov write the book 'Lolita'?
Some of Nabokov's greatest novels were written in the English language, an astonishing feat for a Russian-born author of those times.
German
Russian
French
English
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Which Russian writer wrote the famous play "Marriage"?
Ivan Turgenev
Nikolai Gogol
Anton Chekhov
Alexander Pushkin
9 of 13
Which famous Russian writer was NOT born into a rich family?
Most famous Russian authors of the 19th century were born to Aristocratic and/or wealthy families
Leo Tolstoy
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Ivan Turgenev
Vladimir Nabokov
10 of 13
Who is the hero of Dostoevsky's book "The Idiot"?
Dostoevsky wanted to create a character that was "entirely positive... with an absolutely beautiful nature"
Yuri Zhivago
Rodion Raskolnikov
Yevgeny Bazarov
Prince Myshkin
11 of 13
The Russian writer Alexander Pushkin is known mainly for his...
Poems
Short stories
Epic novels
Plays
12 of 13
What famous work did Anton Chekhov write?
Fathers and Sons
The Seagull
The Master and Margarita
Doctor Zhivago
13 of 13
Anton Chekhov coined a phrase in theater: "Chekhov's _____"
The tern Chekhov's gun basically means that an object, such as a gun, shown to us in the first act will always be used in the third act.
Dress
Hat
Stranger
Gun
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