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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Russian Populism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Turgenev's "negative Hegelianism?"
(a) Turgenev saw evolution as an inverse fulfillment of the Hegelian world-spirit.
(b) Turgenev saw Hegel's world spirit in the failure of reform movements in Russia.
(c) Turgenev rejected materialism as the basis for political developments.
(d) Turgenev rejected a world soul, but embraced the critique of materialism.

2. How do Tolstoy and de Maistre's views differ?
(a) Tolstoy was a humanist.
(b) Tolstoy was an aristocrat.
(c) de Maistre was a conspirator against the Tsar.
(d) de Maistre was a Catholic reactionary.

3. How was the period that followed the Tsar's acts known?
(a) A period of tolerance.
(b) A period of prosperity.
(c) A period of repression.
(d) A period of terror.

4. What did the Russian Intelligentsia invent?
(a) A type of social criticism.
(b) Personal-philosophical essays.
(c) A code for illicit communications.
(d) Communes.

5. Who were Herzen's parents?
(a) Herzen's father was a gentleman; his mother was his mistress.
(b) Herzen's father was a painter; his mother was a writer.
(c) Herzen's father was a musician; his mother was an actress.
(d) Herzen's father was a journalist; his mother was a homemaker.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Berlin describe Belinsky's legacy?

2. What balance did Belinsky strike in his career?

3. What did Belinsky find in literature?

4. What does the Russian word "Mir" mean?

5. Who advocated Russian Populism?

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