1. Who is the author of "The Bet"?
a) Leo Tolstoy
b) Anton Chekhov
c) Fyodor Dostoevsky
d) Alexander Pushkin
2. What is the central topic of the bet?
a) Politics
b) Capital punishment vs life imprisonment
c) War and peace
d) Religion
3. How many years was the lawyer supposed to stay in solitary confinement?
a) 5 years
b) 10 years
c) 15 years
d) 20 years
4. What was the prize amount of the bet?
a) One million rubles
b) Half a million rubles
c) Two million rubles
d) Five hundred thousand rubles
5. Where did the lawyer stay during his imprisonment?
a) In a prison
b) In a garden lodge
c) In a forest hut
d) In a cave
6. What was the banker's opinion about capital punishment?
a) It is more moral than life imprisonment
b) It should be abolished
c) It is worse than imprisonment
d) It is more painful
7. Why did the lawyer agree to the bet?
a) To prove a point
b) For money
c) To escape prison
d) For a challenge
8. What did the lawyer do during his confinement?
a) Slept all day
b) Practiced music
c) Read books and studied
d) Talked to visitors
9. What change do we see in the banker after 15 years?
a) He becomes rich
b) He becomes poor and desperate
c) He dies
d) He becomes a priest
10. How did the banker feel when the term of the bet was about to end?
a) Proud
b) Joyful
c) Afraid of paying the money
d) Indifferent
11. What was the lawyer's state at the end of the story?
a) He was rich
b) He had escaped
c) He renounced the money
d) He committed suicide
12. What did the lawyer do one day before the bet ended?
a) Attacked the banker
b) Escaped
c) Wrote a letter renouncing the money
d) Died in the lodge
13. How did the banker plan to avoid paying the bet?
a) By running away
b) By killing the lawyer
c) By appealing to the court
d) By bribing someone
14. What was the lawyer’s view on material wealth at the end?
a) It is everything
b) It is temporary and meaningless
c) It gives power
d) It brings happiness
15. What moral theme does the story explore?
a) Love conquers all
b) Wealth is power
c) The futility of materialism
d) Success needs sacrifice
16. The story is a criticism of —
a) Russian monarchy
b) The justice system
c) Human greed and pride
d) War and violence
17. How many languages did the lawyer study?
a) One
b) Two
c) Six
d) Over six
18. The genre of "The Bet" is —
a) Drama
b) Tragedy
c) Short story
d) Novel
19. How does Chekhov present the lawyer’s mental state?
a) Calm and strong
b) Joyful and carefree
c) Transformed and disillusioned
d) Angry and vengeful
20. What did the banker do after reading the lawyer's final letter?
a) Paid the money
b) Burned the letter
c) Wept and left quietly
d) Reported the lawyer
21. What caused the banker to feel contempt for himself?
a) His poverty
b) His failure in business
c) His plan to kill the lawyer
d) His wife’s criticism
22. What literary device is used in the lawyer’s transformation?
a) Irony
b) Hyperbole
c) Satire
d) Allusion
23. The lawyer’s letter serves as a symbol of —
a) Victory
b) Materialism
c) Spiritual enlightenment
d) Madness
24. What did the lawyer find in reading and studying?
a) Boredom
b) Power
c) Escape from loneliness
d) Truth and enlightenment
25. What was the banker’s final action regarding the bet?
a) Fulfilled it
b) Violated it
c) Ignored it
d) Wanted to reverse it
26. Who initiated the idea of the bet?
a) The lawyer
b) The banker
c) The guests
d) The government
27. Which emotion dominates the banker at the end?
a) Confidence
b) Love
c) Fear and guilt
d) Excitement
28. How many years passed during the story?
a) 10
b) 15
c) 5
d) 20
29. The story ends on a note of —
a) Triumph
b) Wisdom
c) Irony
d) Violence
30. Which best describes the banker’s character?
a) Generous
b) Greedy and proud
c) Wise and mature
d) Kind-hearted
31. What did the lawyer consider as lies and illusions?
a) Books
b) Science
c) Wealth, fame, and pleasures of the world
d) Solitude
32. Why didn’t the lawyer take the money?
a) He escaped
b) He no longer valued material things
c) He was dead
d) He lost the bet
33. What kind of conflict is central in the story?
a) Man vs nature
b) Man vs man
c) Man vs society
d) Man vs self
34. What did the lawyer say about death?
a) It is the end
b) It is nothing to be feared
c) It is better than imprisonment
d) It brings peace
35. The story shows the contrast between —
a) Rich and poor
b) City and village
c) Wisdom and ignorance
d) Materialism and spiritualism
36. The lawyer read works of which religion?
a) Christianity
b) Hinduism
c) Many world religions
d) Only Buddhism
37. What change occurred in the banker’s financial state over the years?
a) He became richer
b) He stayed the same
c) He went bankrupt
d) He lost money and grew anxious
38. Why is the title “The Bet” significant?
a) It is about gambling
b) It represents a challenge of beliefs
c) It was a legal bet
d) It refers to a casino deal
39. What tone does Chekhov use in this story?
a) Humorous
b) Sarcastic
c) Serious and reflective
d) Angry
40. What is the lesson for readers in "The Bet"?
a) Don’t trust friends
b) Life is a game
c) True wisdom lies beyond material gain
d) Knowledge is power
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