A Gentleman in Moscow Quiz

Try out this A Gentleman in Moscow quiz to test your knowledge. A Gentleman in Moscow trivia highlights the background, publication context, and memorable details behind Amor Towles’s 2016 novel.

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Question 1 · Medium · 20 pts
What does Emile treat like a battlefield and command post?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
What is the Metropol’s more casual dining room called?
Question 3 · Easy · 10 pts
Who is the confined nobleman at the center of the novel?
Question 4 · Easy · 10 pts
Which unusual animal resident pads around the Metropol?
Question 5 · Medium · 20 pts
What hotel detail especially fascinates Nina in the Metropol?
Question 6 · Medium · 20 pts
Which hotel spot proves the story has room for both refinement and a trim?
Question 7 · Easy · 10 pts
What piece of writing from Rostov's younger days is quoted against him at the very start of the story?
Question 8 · Medium · 20 pts
What does Nina’s master key let Rostov explore?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
Later in the story, Nina devotes herself to what kind of work outside Moscow?
Question 10 · Medium · 20 pts
What surname does Count Alexander use while confined at the Metropol?
Question 11 · Hard · 40 pts
Sofia is left in Rostov's care after Nina disappears during which era?
Question 12 · Medium · 20 pts
What role does Rostov occupy at the Metropol after his sentence?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
Which treasured belongings does Rostov keep with him after being moved to the attic room?
Question 14 · Hard · 40 pts
Which poem is cited as evidence against Rostov during his hearing?
Question 15 · Medium · 20 pts
What especially memorable visual detail does the novel’s cat have?

What does Emile treat like a battlefield and command post?

What is the Metropol’s more casual dining room called?

Who is the confined nobleman at the center of the novel?

Which unusual animal resident pads around the Metropol?

What hotel detail especially fascinates Nina in the Metropol?

Which hotel spot proves the story has room for both refinement and a trim?

What piece of writing from Rostov's younger days is quoted against him at the very start of the story?

What does Nina’s master key let Rostov explore?

Later in the story, Nina devotes herself to what kind of work outside Moscow?

What surname does Count Alexander use while confined at the Metropol?

Sofia is left in Rostov's care after Nina disappears during which era?

What role does Rostov occupy at the Metropol after his sentence?

Which treasured belongings does Rostov keep with him after being moved to the attic room?

Which poem is cited as evidence against Rostov during his hearing?

What especially memorable visual detail does the novel’s cat have?