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World classics: Identify the author of ‘‘Anna Karenina’’. Full question: The famous novel ‘‘Anna Karenina’’ was written by which Russian author? Choose the correct option.

Difficulty: Easy

Leo Tolstoy
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Ivan Turgenev
Anton Chekhov
Alexander Pushkin

Correct Answer: Leo Tolstoy

Explanation:

Fact
Anna Karenina is by Leo Tolstoy, who also wrote War and Peace.

Eliminating distractors
Dostoevsky authored Crime and Punishment; Turgenev Fathers and Sons; Chekhov is famed for short stories/plays; Pushkin for poetry and Eugene Onegin.

Final Answer
Leo Tolstoy.

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