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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dmitri find Vladimir naked with?
(a) Nadezhda.
(b) Karpenko.
(c) Rosa Abramovich.
(d) Mrs. Suvorin.

2. Who does Nicolai find on the train to Moscow?
(a) Yvgeney Popov.
(b) His father.
(c) Arina Romanov.
(d) Vladimir Suvorin.

3. Where does Sergei attend school?
(a) Germany.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) A convent school.
(d) Moscow.

4. Why are Nicolai and Popov working for free?
(a) Because they are prisoners.
(b) Because they are slaves.
(c) Because they have a plan.
(d) Because they are working for family.

5. How does Rutherfurd characterize the serfs?
(a) Landowners.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Citizens.
(d) Peasants.

6. What was Misha fighting in 1855?
(a) The Crimean War.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The Sino-Russian war.
(d) The Japanese War.

7. Who is Nadezhda in love with?
(a) Popov.
(b) Vladimir.
(c) Dmitri.
(d) Karpenko.

8. What is the marriage between Alexander and Tatiana like at first?
(a) Rocky.
(b) Happy.
(c) Violent.
(d) Awkward.

9. What is the result in Russia of riots in Finland and uprisings in Ukraine?
(a) Civil war.
(b) Reform.
(c) Government suppression.
(d) War with Ukraine.

10. What was the Decembrist conspiracy?
(a) A failed revolution.
(b) A separatist plot.
(c) An assassination plot.
(d) A financial conspiracy.

11. What river is St. Petersburg on?
(a) The Neva.
(b) The Don.
(c) The Danube.
(d) The Dneiper.

12. What does Dmitri promise Rose?
(a) To remember his father.
(b) To get justice for his injuries.
(c) Never to become a revolutionary.
(d) To become a preacher.

13. Who is Sheshkovsky?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A monk.
(d) An interrogator.

14. How many children does Andrei have?
(a) 3.
(b) 11.
(c) 7.
(d) 1.

15. What was Novikov arrested for?
(a) His views on free speech.
(b) His attempt on the Tsar's life.
(c) His advocacy of reform.
(d) His views on religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Russia preparing to fight in 1812?

2. What does Nicolai find when he reaches the country?

3. What is Alexander Bobrov seeking in 1802?

4. What is Nicolai's relation with Misha?

5. When was Alexander released from the Russka monastery?

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