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War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
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Tolstoy presents which of the following as stronger than rational thought?
Instinct
Prayer
Emotion
Eyesight
2
of 5
Tolstoy's characterizations of historical leaders present them as which of the following?
Chosen people
Larger-than-life
Mysteriously gifted
Ordinary people
3
of 5
Tolstoy links death with which of the following experiences?
Loss of meaning
Revelations
Forgiveness
Loss of consciousness
4
of 5
Which of the following represents, for Tolstoy, the triumph of Russian spirit over European reason?
Hymns
Churches
Borodino
Moscow
5
of 5
Tolstoy uses Pierre's name, as well as Platon's role, to comment on Russian attitudes toward ___.
Their own peasantry
France
Napoleon
Both A and B
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