1. What ideas did Tolstoy believe in?
(a) Tolstoy rejected original sin and idealized the innocence of children.
(b) Tolstoy believed in Russians' innate racial cohesion.
(c) Tolstoy proposed the right of Russia to govern Eastern Europe.
(d) Tolstoy advocated for a strict aristocracy to keep the unruly impulses of the masses under control.

2. Why was Belinsky expelled from university?
(a) Belinsky was expelled for an affair with a governess.
(b) Belinsky was expelled for inciting a student riot.
(c) Belinsky was expelled for writing a play denouncing serfdom.
(d) Belinsky was expelled for writing an essay mocking the university president.

3. What qualities did the characters based on Belinsky possess?
(a) Awkward earnestness.
(b) Nihilistic recklessness.
(c) Diabolical political stances.
(d) Dreamy romanticism.

4. What was Hegel's appeal to Russian students?
(a) His quasi-religious philosophy gave atheistic students something they could believe in.
(b) His theory of history seemed to predict Russian nationalism.
(c) His world spirit seemed to prophesy the Russian Revolution.
(d) His idealism seemed like an escape from the squalor of Russia.

5. What does Herzen's last name indicate about his birth?
(a) Herzen's father was common name for Latvian emigrants to Russia to adopt.
(b) Herzen was a German name, indicating that his parents had immigrated to Russia.
(c) Herzen was a noble name, and indicates his high birth.
(d) Herzen means heart in German, and indicates his illegitimacy.