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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Sviatopolk after Monomakh refuses the throne?

2. What does Ivan do in 1564?

3. What is the result when Monomakh refuses the throne?

4. What is Andrei Karpenko's dream?

5. Where does Yanka go to live with Purgas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Schism?

2. What happens when Tsar Ivan divides his estate?

3. Describe the setting and story being told when the story shifts to 1237.

4. Describe Yanka's pregnancy and marriage.

5. Who is Yanka and what is her story?

6. Why does Bobrov have a grudge against Stephen the monk?

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

8. Describe Ivan's story.

9. Describe the uprising led by Stenka Razin.

10. What has changed since the scenes set in 180 AD?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the importance of change in "Russka". Does the novel describe long-term development? Does it describe the unfolding of a national personality over 1,800 years? How does it treat that historical personality?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the history of reformers or opposition to the Tsar, or central government. What parties did this opposition represent, and when were they most successful? When were they least successful?

Essay Topic 3

What contemporary cultural problems or cultural questions does "Russka" shed light on? What questions about an ongoing cultural situation does "Russka" help you understand?

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