2. Where is this village located?
(a) The Russian heartland.
(b) On the border of Europe.
(c) Near Scandinavia.
(d) The Russian far east.

3. What idea caused Patriarch Nikon to be exiled?
(a) That the peasants should profit from their labor.
(b) That the peasants should have rights.
(c) That the Tsar should be subject to the people.
(d) That the church should have authority over the Tsar.

4. What problem is Boris confronting in Chapter 5?
(a) He is besieged.
(b) He is falling ill.
(c) His children will not obey him.
(d) He does not have enough money.

5. What is the goal of the Mongols?
(a) To rule the world.
(b) To retake their ancient lands.
(c) To subdue the Russians.
(d) To unify their people.

6. Where are the Tatars in 1262?
(a) Mongolia.
(b) The northeast part of Rus.
(c) Turkey.
(d) China.

7. What has Ivan's father arranged for him?
(a) To study law.
(b) To be a page for Vladimir.
(c) To apprentice with a blacksmith.
(d) To travel with the merchant convoy.

8. Whose military does Andrei Karpenko join after Stanislaus' visit?
(a) The Poles.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The Tatars.
(d) The Cossacks.

9. What happens to Sviatopolk after Monomakh refuses the throne?
(a) He kills Ivan.
(b) He flees the territory.
(c) He is killed.
(d) He seizes power.

10. Whose army is Mengu traveling with?
(a) Genghis Khan's.
(b) Monomakh's.
(c) Sviatopolk's.
(d) Prince Vladimir's.

11. What commonwealth was this region preparing to join, before the Russians marched against it?
(a) Mongolia.
(b) Ukraine.
(c) Poland.
(d) Lithuania.

12. Who dies Elena spend most of her time with?
(a) Boris.
(b) The Tsar.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her family.

13. Who are the Raskolniki?
(a) A reform movement.
(b) Monks.
(c) Terrorists.
(d) The Tsar's troops.

14. Who does Nikita's serving girl resemble?
(a) Lebed.
(b) Elena.
(c) Anna.
(d) Yanka.

15. Who brings Kiy back to his mother?
(a) The Alan who recently lost a son.
(b) The Alan with the missing hand.
(c) The Alan whose children were all lost in battle.
(d) The Alans' leader.