A Hero of Our Time Quizzes

A Hero of Our Time Quiz 1

1 Who overhears Azamat's conversation with Kazbich at the wedding?
Bela

Maxim Maximych

old chief

Pechorin
2 How many years do Maxim Maximych and Pechorin spend together?
7

1

3

8
3 What is Azamat's weakness?
Family

Horses

Money

Women
4 What activity does Pechorin enjoy rain or cold?
Walking

Running

Swimming

Hunting
5 Whose wedding do Pechorin and Maxim Maximych attend?
The chief's eldest daughter

The chief's eldest son

The chief's youngest daughter

The chief
6 What gift does Bela give Pechorin at the wedding?
A compliment

A love letter

A lock of hair

A kiss
7 Who else desires Bela besides Pechorin?
Maxim Maximych

Kabarda

Azamat

Kazbich
8 What does Azamat want from Kazbich?
A legendary sword

A gold chain

A large sum of money

A renowned horse
9 What happens to the chief after his daughter is kidnapped?
He contracts a fever and dies.

Kazbich kills him to avenge his stolen horse.

He commits suicide due to grief.

He disappears.
10 What is Maxim Maximych to Bela?
Father figure

Lover

Killer

Enemy
11 How many days after being wounded does Bela die?
4

2

6

1
12 What weapon does Kazbich use to harm Bela?
A hammer

A rifle

A machete

A dagger
13 How does Pechorin initially react to Bela's death?
He goes into a crying fit.

He shows no grief and laughs.

He goes hunting.

He blames the doctor and nearly kills him.
14 What happens when Maxim Maximych and Pechorin meet again?
They fight alongside each other in a duel.

They dine with each other and recount old stories.

Pechorin denies Maxim Maximych both an embrace and an invitation to dine together.

They pretend not to know each other.
15 Where is Pechorin headed when he and Maxim Maximych meet again?
Paris

Persia

London

Petersburg
16 What is Pechorin's ultimate fate?
He spends the rest of his life in Petersburg as a recluse.

He dies defending a friend's honor.

He dies on his way back from Persia.

He falls in love in Persia and settles down there.
17 Who does Pechorin encounter at the small hut during his first night in Taman?
A blind boy

A past lover

A beggar

A murderer
18 What happens when Pechorin goes out to sea with the young woman he meets in Taman?
She jumps into the water, leaving him stranded.

She tries to drown him.

She begs him to marry her.

She tells him her story.
19 What happens to the blind boy?
His feet slip off of the rocks, and he drowns.

He reveals that he is not really blind.

He is left behind and given very little for his efforts.

Pechorin makes him a traveling companion.
20 What does Grushnitsky flaunt?
A ring

His sword

A thick private's greatcoat

His medals
21 Who is Grushnitsky's object of affection?
Bela

Princess Ligovskoy

Princess Mary

Vera
22 What event makes Grushnitsky call Princess Mary an absolute angel?
She compliments his strength.

She picks up his glass.

She stops him from falling.

She fixes his greatcoat.
23 Who does Pechorin follow to Kislovodsk?
Princess Ligovskoy

Vera

Princess Mary

Bela
24 How does Grushnitsky die?
Pechorin shoots him, and his body falls off of a cliff.

Werner kills him in a duel.

He hangs himself after Princess Mary rejects him.

In a drunken state, he jumps off of a cliff.
25 What were Vulich's last words?
"I'm sorry."

"He was right."

"He killed me."

"He cursed me."

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