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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 many years does "Russka" cover?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 1,800.
(c) 100.
(d) 10.

2. When does Chapter 2 take place?
(a) 1066 AD.
(b) 180 AD.
(c) 1520 AD.
(d) 1917. AD.

3. Where have Ivan's father and brothers gone?
(a) To quell the revolt.
(b) To raid Kiev.
(c) To protect the women and cattle.
(d) To participate in the revolt.

4. Who is elected elder of Dirty Place?
(a) Milei.
(b) Boris Bobrov.
(c) Yanka.
(d) Peter.

5. What is Boris hoping for?
(a) Assistance from his brother's family.
(b) Relief forces to lift the siege.
(c) A favor from a Tsar.
(d) Forgiveness before he dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies Elena spend most of her time with?

2. Who are the Raskolniki?

3. What is the goal of the Mongols?

4. What is the capital of Russia in Chapter 2?

5. What does Monomakh do a few days after he refuses the throne?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the controversy over the icons in Russka.

2. Where does the novel begin?

3. What happens when Tsar Ivan divides his estate?

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

5. What is the nature of the political system in 1067?

6. What is the Bobrov family up to in 1647?

7. Describe Yanka's interactions with Peter.

8. Describe Andrei Karpenko's relationship with Maryushka.

9. Describe Yanka's pregnancy and marriage.

10. What has changed by 1552?

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