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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Russian Populism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the most important leader among the Russian Populists?
(a) Bakunin.
(b) Gogol.
(c) Herzen.
(d) Chernyshevsky.

2. What was the dominant philosophical movement of the second quarter of the nineteenth century in Russia?
(a) American Transcendentalism.
(b) American Pragmatism.
(c) English Humanism.
(d) German Romanticism.

3. What does the Russian word "Mir" mean?
(a) Russian laws.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Collective of communes.
(d) A political party.

4. What Populist warning did Lenin's reign fulfill?
(a) Lenin's reign fulfilled the Populist prophecy that the people would prosper under autocratic rule.
(b) Lenin's reign fulfilled the Populist prophecy that the people would not be happy under any leader who led more than one collective.
(c) Lenin's reign fulfilled the Populist prophecy that a popular movement would kneel before a charismatic dictator.
(d) Lenin's reign fulfilled the Populist prophecy that a revolution of the elite would result in a dictatorship of that elite.

5. How did authors fare in the mid-nineteenth-century Russian literary scene?
(a) They could publish their work, but sometimes had to be vague about their political meanings.
(b) They were free to publish political commentary and opinions without persecution.
(c) They published in underground magazines and pamphlets.
(d) They had difficulty getting their work into print, because the censors were so strict.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Russian Populism begin to decline?

2. What insight did Herzen value in the thinkers who influenced him?

3. What value came first for Herzen?

4. Which thinker saw progress in the growth of national cultures?

5. How does Berlin describe Bakunin?

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