QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW

  1. How was Christianity introduced into Russia?
  2. In what two important centers was it finally established?
  3. How was the Greek Church able to supply these converts with a Slavonian translation of the Bible?
  4. Who were Kyríll and Methódy? Describe their work.
  5. Why was "Ancient Bulgarian" not the original language of the Bulgarians?
  6. In what language was Russian literature written up to the time of Peter the Great?
  7. Where, according to tradition, did the early Slavonians settle in Europe?
  8. How are the forces of nature represented in the ancient marriage songs?
  9. What custom is illustrated in "The Sowing of the Millet"?
  10. What connection is there between the funeral wails of modern and of ancient Russia?
  11. What was the festival of Kolyáda?
  12. What Christian character has been given to the ancient "Glory Song"?
  13. Why is pork commonly used at the Russian New-Year?
  14. What different dates have been observed for the opening of the New-Year?
  15. What remarkable fact is true of the preservation of the Russian epic songs?
  16. How were the religious ballads brought before the people?
  17. Describe some of the characteristics of these ballads.
  18. Into what three groups do the epic songs naturally fall?
  19. What is the Lay of Sadkó?
  20. What are the favorite subjects of the songs of the "Imperial Cycle"?
  21. What interesting discovery of modern epic songs has recently been made?
  22. Why have the songs of the Kíeff Cycle died out in their own country?