Russian Byliny

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1. In the byliny, what are the elder valiant champions known as? Polyanitza Murometzi Brigands Bogatyri

2. There was a brigand known as the Nightengale Robber who was half bird and half human. He lived in a tree that blocked the road to Kiev. He was finally killed by the hero Ilya Murometz. Who was he? Svyatogor Solovei Sukhman Ivan

3. Who is the Grand Prince of Kiev in the byliny collected in the "Kievan Cycle"? Ilya Muromets Vladimir I Syvetyslav Ivan II

4. Alyosha Popovich defeats a dragon through use of his cunning and trickery. In later versions, the dragon was transformed. What was it transformed into? Wyvern Mongol Khan Frog Beautiful princess

5. Vasilisa Mikulichna stands out as the polyanitza who dared argue with Prince Vladimir to save her husband, Stavr, who had been taken as a prisoner by the Prince. What crime had he committed? He drank from a skull at the prince's banquet. He killed one of the prince's retainers. He boasted of his wife. He stole a swan from the prince's flock.

6. Olga was grandmother to Prince Vladimir. She made her fame when the murderers of her husband came to secure her as loot and marry her to their warlord. Olga replied, "Your proposal is pleasing to me; indeed, my husband cannot rise again from the dead. But I desire to honor you tomorrow in the presence of my people. Return now to your boat, and remain there with an aspect of arrogance. I shall send for you on the morrow, and you shall say: "We will not ride on horses nor go on foot; carry us in our boat." And you shall be carried in your boat." What did she do when they were carried to her in their boat? Set the boat on fire. Filled the boat with tribute and treasure. Joined them on the boat and returned to the warlord. Buried them alive in a ditch.

7. Ilya raised his mount Cloudfall from the time it was a young foal. To raise it, he followed the commands of aged psalm-singers. What did he feed it for three months? Kievan barley Grain harvested by the Villager's Son Oats harvested at first dew White Turkish wheat

8. When Svyatogor discovers his beautiful wife has been unfaithful, he slays his wife. What does he do to the man whom he found with his wife? Kills him by strangling him with a silken whip Locks him up in a crystal casket Exchanges crosses with him and declares him a brother Forces him to undertake a quest

9. What was the final fate of the bogatyr Ilya and his steed Cloudfall? They were turned to stone. They were killed by a Tatar Tzar. They joined the spirits that protect Rus. They climbed a ladder to heaven.

10. What religion did Vladimir I and his bogatyri belong to? Eastern Orthodox Christianity Roman Catholicism Norse paganism Islam