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