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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hedgehog and the Fox.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Berlin, what did Tolstoy have the greatest faith in?
(a) Individual experience.
(b) Nations.
(c) History.
(d) Divine causes.

2. How did censorship system work?
(a) It forced authors to publically recant having written banned books.
(b) It used paid informers to keep banned books from being written.
(c) It was a double censorship system.
(d) It relied on writers' self-censorship.

3. Who was Joseph de Maistre?
(a) A conspirator against the Tsar.
(b) A poor writer.
(c) An educated courtier.
(d) A bureaucrat on the censorship committee.

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

5. What limitations did Tolstoy see as hindering human beings, according to Berlin?
(a) They cannot know the divine mind.
(b) They cannot know all the influences that affect a moment.
(c) They remain divine creatures, even though they live earthly experiences.
(d) They can never see life through each other's eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the writer who supported the Tsar present the Tsar's acts?

2. What did the Tsar see himself defending the country against?

3. What writer supported the Tsar's acts?

4. How did the Tsar's political stance change after the Decembrist rebellion?

5. What was Tolstoy's relationship with Joseph de Maistre?

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