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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tolstoy and Enlightenment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Berlin say is underestimated in Tolstoy's legacy?
(a) His acute social commentary.
(b) His detailed descriptions.
(c) His philosophy of history.
(d) His moral vision.

2. How does Berlin characterize Bakunin's ideas?
(a) Innovative but ineffectual.
(b) Revolutionary and dangerous.
(c) Unique and popular.
(d) Earnest but unoriginal.

3. What did the Tsar see himself defending the country against?
(a) Reforms in land ownership and use.
(b) Anarchist mobs.
(c) Atheism, liberalism and revolution.
(d) Selfish aristocrats.

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

5. Where did Belinsky receive encouragement?
(a) An older writer.
(b) A German doctor.
(c) A liberal professor.
(d) A lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Herzen manifest the values he shared with his circle?

2. What features of European culture were missing in Russia in the 1830s and 40s?

3. Where was Belinsky born?

4. What measures did the Tsar take to assert his values?

5. What as Alexander Herzen's employment?

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