The Bet Overview Quiz

What is the time period of 'The Bet'?

Question Answer Choices July 7, 1860-July 7, 1875 November 14, 1870-November 14, 1885 January 1, 1850-January 1, 1865 March 3, 1880-March 3, 1895

What is the genre of 'The Bet'?

Question Answer Choices Novel Biography Fable Poem

What did the lawyer do to pass the time during his confinement?

Question Answer Choices He wrote a novel, painted, and practiced yoga. He exercised, cooked meals, and learned to play the violin. He read books, played the piano, and studied languages and theology. He gardened, built furniture, and studied astronomy.

What did the banker and the lawyer bet on?

Question Answer Choices The lawyer could solve a complex legal case within a year. The lawyer could read every book in the banker's library. The lawyer could remain silent for ten years. The lawyer could withstand fifteen years of solitary confinement.

What is the setting of 'The Bet'?

Question Answer Choices An unspecified Russian city A German town A French village A British countryside

When was 'The Bet' published?

Question Answer Choices 1901 1875 1888 1892

What did the lawyer decide to do at the end of his confinement?

Question Answer Choices He decided to escape through a secret tunnel. He decided to demand double the amount of money. He decided to stay longer to prove a point. He decided to leave five hours early and renounce the money.

Why did the banker consider killing the lawyer?

Question Answer Choices To protect his secret documents. To win a bet with his friends. To avoid paying the two million rubles he owed. To prevent the lawyer from escaping.

Who are the main characters in 'The Bet'?

Question Answer Choices The banker, The young lawyer The judge, The prisoner The teacher, The student The doctor, The patient

Who is the author of 'The Bet'?

Question Answer Choices Leo Tolstoy Anton Chekhov Nikolai Gogol Fyodor Dostoevsky