Read the text and for questions 1–6, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
Текст о Фёдоре Михайловиче Достоевском (родился в Москве в 1821 г., сын отставного военного хирурга, до смерти матери в 1837 г. учился дома; после отправлен с братом Михаилом в Военно-инженерное училище в Петербурге; отец умер, по слухам, убит крепостными, но, вероятно, умер от удара; в 1844 г. благодаря небольшому доходу от имения отца оставил армию и посвятил себя литературе; «Бедные люди» 1846 г.; кружок петрашевцев; арест 23 апреля 1849 г., приговор к смерти, не казнён, четыре года каторги в Сибири; вернулся в Петербург в 1859 г. монархистом и ревностным последователем православной церкви; в 1860-х «Записки из Мёртвого дома», «Записки из подполья», «Преступление и наказание» (1866); умер 9 февраля 1881 г.).
1 Dostoevsky's father used to be A an army engineer. B a teacher. C a doctor. D a serf.
2 Dostoevsky financed his writing with A his army income. B inheritance money. C rent from his property. D his estate agent salary.
3 In the 1840s Dostoevsky's political ideas could be best described as A orthodox. B monarchist. C eccentric. D idealist.
4 In the late 1850s his beliefs were mostly influenced by A his experience in prison. B his experience in the army. C the Petrashevsky Circle. D criminals he had met.
5 His first wife's death A inspired his writing. B had a devastating effect on him. C made him a little sad. D became his obsession.
6 In Notes from the Underground, he A expresses his belief in contemporary values. B criticizes his obsession with gambling. C makes fun of contemporary politics. D describes his travels in Europe.
