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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what point do Annenkov and Herzen agree about Russian Intelligentsia?
(a) They both experienced a profound camaraderie with the intelligentsia.
(b) They were both disillusioned by the moral bankruptcy of the intelligentsia.
(c) They were both drawn to the romantic prospects of the movement.
(d) They were both repelled by the shallow optimism and naivete of the intelligentsia.

2. When did the Decembrist rebellion take place?
(a) 1825.
(b) 1809.
(c) 1817
(d) 1848.

3. What did Herzen predict in "From the Other Shore"?
(a) The Thirty Years War.
(b) The decline of Europe.
(c) World War I.
(d) The triumph of Communism in Russia.

4. What does Berlin say was the "French" attitude toward the arts?
(a) Artists are prophets whose lives are instructive to the masses.
(b) Moral faults in the artist do not affect the artwork.
(c) Artists are only legitimate if they are bohemian: sloppy and irresponsible.
(d) Artists are the saviors and redeemers of culture.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What group was Herzen part of in university?

2. What model did populists see as the basis for reform?

3. What quality redeemed the characters based on Belinsky?

4. What social movement did the Russian Intelligentsia contribute to?

5. What program did Tolstoy advocate?

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