Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Listening to the Past: A German Account of Russian Life

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1. How did Olearius see Russia?

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Correct: The answer is a. Olearius believed that the Russian character and Russian way of life were shaped by what he saw as the enslavement of all Russians.
Incorrect: The answer is a. Olearius believed that the Russian character and Russian way of life were shaped by what he saw as the enslavement of all Russians.
1. How did Olearius see Russia?

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2. Which of these vices did Olearius describe as “common” in Russia?

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Correct: The answer is c. Olearius believed that drunkenness was common among Russians “of every station, clergy and laity, high and low, men and women, old and young.”
Incorrect: The answer is c. Olearius believed that drunkenness was common among Russians “of every station, clergy and laity, high and low, men and women, old and young.”
2. Which of these vices did Olearius describe as “common” in Russia?

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3. With which of these statements might Olearius have agreed?

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Correct: The answer is d. Olearius saw the Russians as naturally tough, a quality that was enhanced by the hard and violent lives they led.
Incorrect: The answer is d. Olearius saw the Russians as naturally tough, a quality that was enhanced by the hard and violent lives they led.
3. With which of these statements might Olearius have agreed?

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4. According to Olearius, when ordinary Russians rose in rebellion, against which of these did they direct their anger?

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Correct: The answer is c. If Olearius is to be believed, Russian rebellions usually targeted the agents of government who worked most closely with ordinary people, the lower authorities.
Incorrect: The answer is c. If Olearius is to be believed, Russian rebellions usually targeted the agents of government who worked most closely with ordinary people, the lower authorities.
4. According to Olearius, when ordinary Russians rose in rebellion, against which of these did they direct their anger?

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5. According to Olearius, which of these explained the prevalence of wife-beating among Russian nobles?

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Correct: The answer is d. As Olearius saw it, the fact that the couple did not know each other prior to marriage explained the fact that often husbands and wives lived “together like cats and dogs” and that wife-beating was “so common among Russians.”
Incorrect: The answer is d. As Olearius saw it, the fact that the couple did not know each other prior to marriage explained the fact that often husbands and wives lived “together like cats and dogs” and that wife-beating was “so common among Russians.”
5. According to Olearius, which of these explained the prevalence of wife-beating among Russian nobles?