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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. Who is Arina?

2. What does Yanka get a woman to help her do?

3. Who is elected elder of Dirty Place?

4. What does the revolt make Ivan nervous about?

5. Where does Ivan see Shchek for the second time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Bobrov's wife gets pregnant in his absence?

2. Describe the lifestyles of Lebed and her people.

3. Who is Yanka and what is her story?

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

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

6. How does Stephen die?

7. Describe the revolution that kills Sviatopolk.

8. What is the Schism?

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

10. Describe the political state of Russia in 1262.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Russia respond to the industrial revolution differently than the European countries? What Russian social structures and customs influenced its reaction to the industrial revolution?

Essay Topic 2

How would you say Rutherfurd defines the Russian character? How does he distinguish it from other nations' character? What contradictions does he describe in the Russian character?

Essay Topic 3

Write an evaluative review of "Russka". What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

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