Alexander Pushkin (poet) - Exam
- 1. In what year did Alexander Pushkin die?
A) 1843
B) 1837
C) 1812
D) 1820
- 2. Where did the duel in which Pushkin was mortally wounded take place?
A) Kiev
B) Saint Petersburg
C) Moscow
D) Paris
- 3. Who was Pushkin's opponent in the fatal duel?
A) Ivan Turgenev
B) Fyodor Tyutchev
C) Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès
D) Mikhail Lermontov
- 4. What nationality was Pushkin's opponent in the fatal duel?
A) German
B) English
C) French
D) Russian
- 5. In what language did Pushkin write most of his works?
A) English
B) French
C) Russian
D) German
- 6. Which of Pushkin's works is considered a masterwork of Russian romanticism?
A) Boris Godunov
B) The Bronze Horseman
C) The Queen of Spades
D) Eugene Onegin
- 7. Which Russian emperor was in power when Pushkin died?
A) Paul I
B) Nicholas I
C) Alexander I
D) Peter the Great
- 8. How many children did Pushkin have at the time of his death?
A) 2
B) 1
C) 6
D) 4
- 9. How old was Alexander Pushkin when he died?
A) 50
B) 45
C) 37
D) 30
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