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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What qualities did the characters based on Belinsky possess? (from A Remarkable Decade: Vissarion Belinsky)

Awkward earnestness.

Dreamy romanticism.

Nihilistic recklessness.

Diabolical political stances.

2.

Whose work did Bakunin expound paragraph by paragraph? (from A Remarkable Decade: German Romanticism in Petersburg and Moscow)

Schelling's.

Dostoevsky's.

Herzen's.

Hegel's.

3.

What theme does Turgenev's novel <i>Fathers and Children</i> deal with? (from Fathers and Children: Turgenev and the Liberal Predicament)

It describes the ascent of a new generation of radical families.

It is centered on the relationship between Turgenev's generation and the generation of radicals that followed him.

It recounts Turgenev's travels to Europe and the ideas he found there.

It describes the problem of nihilism and anarchism within an industrial society.

4.

How does Berlin describe conservative Romantics? (from A Remarkable Decade: The Birth of the Russian Intelligentsia)

Conservative Romantics believed that the best progress was a return to traditional Russian values.

Conservative Romantics believed that mechanical reforms would not work without a deep understanding of the Russian soul

Conservative Romantics believed that progress was a trap, and that the only way out would be to develop Russian nationalism.

Conservative Romantics believed that intellectuals could thrive without changing the aristocratic government.

5.

How were Tolstoy's early stories received? (from Tolstoy and Enlightenment)

They were banned.

They were not noticed until after his death.

They earned him a reputation as a promising writer.

They made him an instant celebrity.

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