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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. What is the capital of Russia in Chapter 2?
(a) Minsk.
(b) Petersburg.
(c) Kiev.
(d) Moscow.

2. What does Yanka get a woman to help her do?
(a) Abort a pregnancy.
(b) Leave her husband.
(c) Win a husband.
(d) Make money.

3. What do the Cossacks get in 1649?
(a) A territory within Poland.
(b) Annihilated.
(c) Conquered.
(d) Independence.

4. What causes the Boyar to have pains in his chest and feet when he leaves the house?
(a) Yanka buried Peter's head near his door.
(b) Wounds from a battle he fought.
(c) He is old and dying.
(d) A spell cast by an enemy.

5. What is the state of the Mongols in 1237?
(a) Seething with tribal politics.
(b) United under Genghis Khan.
(c) Fragmented by regional divisions.
(d) Civil war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the revolt make Ivan nervous about?

2. When did Patriarch Nikon's reforms begin?

3. Who does Stephen say will help the peasants?

4. Where does Lebed find Kiy after he wanders off?

5. What is the state of government by 1113?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the lifestyles of Lebed and her people.

2. Describe Yanka's interactions with Peter.

3. What has changed by 1552?

4. Who are the Raskolniki?

5. Describe the revolution that kills Sviatopolk.

6. Describe the opposition between Ivan and his brother.

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

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

9. How have conditions changed by 1066 AD?

10. Who is Yanka and what is her story?

(see the answer keys)

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