1: What is the setting of the opening of War and Peace, in which we are introduced to the “enchanted circle” of Petersburg society?
a. the bustling home of the Bezuhov family
b. Prince Vassily’s soiree
c. Anna Pavlovna’s party
d. the rural estate of the Bolkonskys
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2: All of the following are true of the Rostov household EXCEPT
a. Sonya, the Rostov’s niece, lives with them.
b. Pierre is Count Rostov’s illegitimate son.
c. Natasha, Nikolay, and Petya are brothers and sisters.
d. Boris Drubetskoy has been educated with the Rostovs.
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3: Why does Pierre rise to fame in Petersburg?
a. He inherits Count Bezuhov's wealth
b. He is a heroic general
c. He is viewed as the best of the new Russian generation
d. He is the engaged to the beautiful Julie Karagin
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4: All of the following statements are true of the Kuragin family EXCEPT
a. Prince Vassily, a courtier, is the head of the family.
b. Ippolit, the highly intellectual son, marries Natasha.
c. Anatole wants to marry Princess Marya for her fortune.
d. Ellen, the beautiful daughter, marries Pierre.
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5: Which is true of Nikolay’s love life?
a. He and Sonya are childhood sweethearts, but he marries Marya in the end.
b. He is engaged to Sonya because of his family’s pressure.
c. He is engaged to Sonya, but he is in love with Liza Bolkonsky.
d. He wants to marry Julie Karagin but find out that Pierre is in love with her.
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6: Whom does Pierre wound in a duel over his wife’s affections?
a. Nikolay
b. Andrey
c. Dolohov
d. Drubetskoy
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7: What tragic event concurs with the birth of Andrey’s child?
a. The baby dies.
b. Andrey’s father dies.
c. Andrey dies in battle.
d. Andrey’s wife dies in childbirth.
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8: Which of the characters in the book does Tolstoy portray as the ideal of womanhood?
a. Natasha
b. Liza
c. Ellen
d. Sonya
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9: After leaving his wife, what does Pierre do that gives him new hope?
a. He assumes the role of a peasant
b. He joins the army
c. He becomes a mason
d. He leaves Russia
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10: Under what circumstance does Nikolay witness the historic meeting between Napoleon and Alexander?
a. during a visit at Prince Vassily’s home
b. In a dream
c. as he is lying on the battlefield, wounded
d. while he is petitioning for Denisov’s pardon
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11: What is the reason for the dissolution of Andrey and Natasha’s engagement?
a. Andrey’s desire to marry Sonya
b. Natasha’s feelings for Anatole
c. Count Ilya’s refusal to allow the marriage to take place
d. Pierre’s confession of love for Natasha
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12: How does Tolstoy portray Napoleon in the novel?
a. As a fool who is out of touch with reality because he's obsessed with his own importance
b. As a misunderstood man, who understands his historic destiny
c. As a ruthless war machine
d. As a brave hero, who understands his soldiers but cannot convey it to them
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13: What do Napoleon’s troops find upon finally invading Moscow?
a. an army of soldiers and peasants ready to defend their homes
b. a mob of Russian defectors who want to join his army
c. a city that has already been burned to the ground at its own citizens' hands
d. a city deserted by nearly all of its inhabitants
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14: Which member of the Rostov’s dies in the war?
a. Nikolay
b. Petya
c. Count Ilya
d. Vera
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15: What is considered the turning point in Pierre’s life?
a. watching Andrey die on the battlefield and realizing he can have Natasha
b. seeing Moscow burn at Napoleon's hands
c. witnessing the comet of 1812
d. being taken as a prisoner of war and facing imminent death by firing squad
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