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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Remarkable Decade: The Birth of the Russian Intelligentsia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Berlin describe conservative Romantics?
(a) Conservative Romantics believed that the best progress was a return to traditional Russian values.
(b) Conservative Romantics believed that progress was a trap, and that the only way out would be to develop Russian nationalism.
(c) Conservative Romantics believed that intellectuals could thrive without changing the aristocratic government.
(d) Conservative Romantics believed that mechanical reforms would not work without a deep understanding of the Russian soul

2. Who was the Tsar following the Decembrist rebellion?
(a) Herzen.
(b) Nicholas I.
(c) Nicholas II.
(d) Charles.

3. What features of European culture were missing in Russia in the 1830s and 40s?
(a) Artists and bohemians.
(b) Organized opposition parties, a middle class.
(c) Inherited aristocracy.
(d) Industrial cities.

4. What does Berlin mean when he says that Tolstoy was a fox who believed in being a hedgehog?
(a) He described the moral plan of the universe in symbolic language.
(b) He subscribed to an abstract vision of life, but tried to present life in detail.
(c) He presented life in detail, but developed an overarching moral vision.
(d) He presented life in detail, with each detail providing evidence of an overarching universal plan.

5. What was Pavel Annekov's role in Russian culture?
(a) Serious critic.
(b) Essayist and revolutionary.
(c) Writer and activist.
(d) Intellectual tourist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Herzen see history?

3. Which figure was prominent in the founding of the Russian Intelligentsia?

4. How does Berlin describe Herzen's importance?

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

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