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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Kiy in the beginning of "Russka"?
(a) 17.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 11.

2. Where is this village located?
(a) The Russian far east.
(b) Near Scandinavia.
(c) The Russian heartland.
(d) On the border of Europe.

3. Who is Yanka?
(a) A descendent of Shchek.
(b) Batu Khan's daughter.
(c) Milei's sister.
(d) A daughter of Mengu.

4. What does the leader tell the Alans?
(a) That they will take Kiy with them.
(b) That they will not take Kiy.
(c) That they will not fight for Rome.
(d) That they will not attack Lebed's village.

5. Why are peasants leaving Boris' estate?
(a) The famine.
(b) The heavy taxes.
(c) The wars.
(d) The religious persecution.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who marries Milei's youngest son?

2. What does Ivan do when his journey is interrupted?

3. When did Patriarch Nikon's reforms begin?

4. What is Andrei Karpenko's dream?

5. When does Chapter 2 take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the political situation in Russia when the novel leaps forward to 1647?

2. What happens when Tsar Ivan divides his estate?

3. What is the Schism?

4. Who are the Raskolniki?

5. Describe the controversy over the icons in Russka.

6. What problem is Boris Bobrov having with his estate and how does he solve it?

7. Describe the uprising led by Stenka Razin.

8. Describe the revolution that kills Sviatopolk.

9. Who has the most power in this earliest chapter?

10. Describe Ivan's story.

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