1. What idea captured the imagination of the Russian intelligentsia?
(a) The Romantic notion that each human society has an organic unity.
(b) The pragmatic notion that industrial development requires the scientific application of social theories.
(c) The idea of racial purity and positive eugenics.
(d) The jingoistic notion that the soul of a people is visible in its arts and industry.

2. What Populist warning did Lenin's reign fulfill?
(a) Lenin's reign fulfilled the Populist prophecy that a revolution of the elite would result in a dictatorship of that elite.
(b) Lenin's reign fulfilled the Populist prophecy that the people would prosper under autocratic rule.
(c) Lenin's reign fulfilled the Populist prophecy that the people would not be happy under any leader who led more than one collective.
(d) Lenin's reign fulfilled the Populist prophecy that a popular movement would kneel before a charismatic dictator.

3. What popular idea did Herzen disagree with?
(a) Herzen disagreed with the notion that peasants deserve representation in government.
(b) Herzen disagreed with the notion of state power as a justification for violence.
(c) Herzen disagreed with the notion of individual freedom.
(d) Herzen disagreed with the notion of a pattern in historical events.

4. What was the relationship between literature and politics in mid-nineteenth century Russia?
(a) Politics followed road maps laid out in literature.
(b) Politics was transposed onto literature.
(c) Literature reacted to political events.
(d) Literature prophesied political developments.

5. What qualities did the most important leader of the Russian Populists have that made him successful?
(a) A brilliant intellect.
(b) A talent for collecting details and making concrete plans.
(c) A magnetic almost messianic personality.
(d) An eloquent writing and speaking style.