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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 is the state of the Mongols in 1237?

2. Who revolts in 1067?

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

4. Whose army is Mengu traveling with?

5. How many years does "Russka" cover?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the revolution that kills Sviatopolk.

3. Describe the opposition between Ivan and his brother.

4. Describe Andrei Karpenko's relationship with Maryushka.

5. Describe the political state of Russia in 1262.

6. Describe the uprising led by Stenka Razin.

7. Describe Ivan's story.

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

9. What is the Schism?

10. How does Stephen die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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