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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 does Savva try to buy in 1844?

2. Why does Ilya leave Russia?

3. Who is Russia preparing to fight in 1812?

4. What does Vladimir Suvorin bring from the south?

5. What is Popov knowledgeable about in his discussion on the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the state of the opposition to the Tsar in Chapters 7 and 8.

2. Describe Savva Suvorin's arrival in Moscow.

3. When the narrative resumes in 1827, what trouble is Sergei having?

4. What are Nicolai's views on religion?

5. What is Alexander Bobrov's relationship with Nadezhda?

6. What happens to the Jews in Russia after 1881?

7. What are the political implications of the Tsar's acts during the Great War?

8. What is Karpenko's relationship with Nadezhda?

9. What was Tsar Peter's plan for modernizing Russia?

10. Describe Alexander Bobrov's imprisonment.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the importance of religion in "Russka"? How does Rutherfurd characterize Russian religion, and what place does it occupy in Russian society and politics?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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