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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6, pgs. 319 - 391.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is power passed in Russia in 1067?
(a) From father to son.
(b) From mother to son.
(c) From brother to brother.
(d) From committee to committee.

2. What happens to the son Elena bore?
(a) Boris kills him because he doubts his paternity.
(b) He is raised in the Tsar's household.
(c) He is placed out on the mountainside to die.
(d) Ivan kills him because Boris doubts his paternity.

3. Where do the Russians march against?
(a) Lithuania.
(b) Kiev.
(c) Novgorod.
(d) Minsk.

4. What does Ivan do when his journey is interrupted?
(a) Hides until he could continue.
(b) Returns home.
(c) Turns to gambling and stealing.
(d) Enters a monastery.

5. Who dies Elena spend most of her time with?
(a) Her children.
(b) Boris.
(c) Her family.
(d) The Tsar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Kiy in the beginning of "Russka"?

2. What happens when Boris says that one of the monks is guilty of heresy?

3. What village is at the heart of the novel?

4. What is the state of government by 1113?

5. Where does Ivan see Shchek for the second time?

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