Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was born in 1828 in Russia and died in 1910. He is usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy and was a Russian novelist regarded as one of the greatest of all time. In the 1860s, he wrote his first great novel, War and Peace.
In 1873, Tolstoy set to work on the second of his best known novel, “Anna Karenina”. He continued to write fiction throughout the 1880s and 1890s. One of his most successful later works was “The Death of Ivan Ilyich”.
He is best known for “War and Peace” and “Anna Karenina”. He first achieved literary acclaim in his 20s . Tolstoy’s fiction includes dozens of short stories and several novellas such as The Death of Ivan Ilyich, “Family Happiness”, and “Hadji Murad”.
He also wrote plays and numerous philosophical essays. In the 1870s Tolstoy experienced a profound moral crisis, followed by what he regarded as an equally profound spiritual awakening, as outlined in his nonfiction work “A Confession”.
Great famous novels : War and Peace, Anna Kerenina.
Another novel : Regeneration
Short Story : Polikushka
Dramas : The Power of Darkness , The Fruits of Enlightment.
MCQ Question About Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy
1. Leo Tolstoy is a — novelist.
a. Italian
b. American
c. British
d. Russian
Correct Ans : Russian
2. Who is the author of the book “War and Peace”?
a. Boris Pasternak
b. Maxim Gorky
c. Leo Tolstoy
d. Dostoyvosky
Correct Ans : Leo Tolstoy
3. Who is the author of the book “Anna Kerenina”?
a. Boris Pasternak
b. Leo Tolstoy
c. Maxim Gorky
d. Dostoyvosky
Correct Ans : Leo Tolstoy
4. “Regeneration” is a/an——-
a. novel by Leo Tolstoy
b. drama by Leo Tolstoy
c. short by Leo Tolstoy
d. novel by Dostoyvosky
Correct Ans : novel by Leo Tolstoy
5. “The Fruits of Enlightment” is a/an
a. novel by Leo Tolstoy
b. drama by Leo Tolstoy
c. short by Leo Tolstoy
d. novel by Dostoyvosky
Correct Ans : drama by Leo Tolstoy
