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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Russian Populism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose writing was Russia "intellectually dependent" upon?
(a) Hume and Locke.
(b) Fichte and Schelling.
(c) Plato and Plotinus.
(d) Flaubert and Rousseau.

2. Where was Belinsky born?
(a) Minsk.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Finland.

3. Who advocated Russian Populism?
(a) A widespread group of radicals.
(b) The Petersburg Literary Coterie.
(c) The Moscow Reform Party.
(d) The Second of April Committee.

4. What does Herzen's last name indicate about his birth?
(a) Herzen means heart in German, and indicates his illegitimacy.
(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's father was common name for Latvian emigrants to Russia to adopt.

5. Which two thinkers influenced the Russian populists?
(a) Fourier and Mill.
(b) Darwin and Marx.
(c) Kant and Hume.
(d) Locke and Rousseau.

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality redeemed the characters based on Belinsky?

2. What qualities did the characters based on Belinsky possess?

3. What was Hegel's appeal to Russian students?

4. What was Bakunin's relationship with Herzen?

5. What is the stereotype of the Russian intellectual?

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