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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the memoir titled "The Birth of the Russian Intelligentsia"?
(a) Ivan Turgenev.
(b) Vissarion Belinksy.
(c) Pavel Annenkov.
(d) Alexander Herzen.

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

3. Who converted Belinsky to the idealism of Fichte and Schelling?
(a) Goncharov.
(b) Herzen.
(c) Gogol.
(d) Stankevich.

4. How did Herzen manifest the values he shared with his circle?
(a) Herzen drank and gambled, and dabbled in tales that described his exploits.
(b) Herzen founded a revolutionary syndicate.
(c) Herzen wrote anti-Tsarist propaganda.
(d) Herzen moved to Europe to write.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What popular idea did Herzen disagree with?

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

3. Who were Herzen's parents?

4. According to Berlin, what did Tolstoy have the greatest faith in?

5. What does the Russian word "Mir" mean?

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