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English 794 Background Knowledge Survey

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Background Knowledge Survey

The following survey will be used to focus course content and commentary on areas that will best assist your learning. It is essential that you be honest in your answers! This survey will not be used for the purpose of grading or assessment.

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* 1. Name:

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* 2. Describe the types of literature courses you have taken recently and give an approximate time frame in which the courses were taken.

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* 3. Describe yourself as a reader. What do you like to read? How much reading do you do in a week, i.e. how many hours a week do you spend reading?

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* 4. Please indicate your familiarity with the following authors.

	Never heard of	Recognize the name	Know about	Read works by	Know extensively
Pushkin	Pushkin Never heard of	Pushkin Recognize the name	Pushkin Know about	Pushkin Read works by	Pushkin Know extensively
Gogol	Gogol Never heard of	Gogol Recognize the name	Gogol Know about	Gogol Read works by	Gogol Know extensively
Turgenev	Turgenev Never heard of	Turgenev Recognize the name	Turgenev Know about	Turgenev Read works by	Turgenev Know extensively
Goncharov	Goncharov Never heard of	Goncharov Recognize the name	Goncharov Know about	Goncharov Read works by	Goncharov Know extensively
Dostoevsky	Dostoevsky Never heard of	Dostoevsky Recognize the name	Dostoevsky Know about	Dostoevsky Read works by	Dostoevsky Know extensively
Tolstoy	Tolstoy Never heard of	Tolstoy Recognize the name	Tolstoy Know about	Tolstoy Read works by	Tolstoy Know extensively
Chekov	Chekov Never heard of	Chekov Recognize the name	Chekov Know about	Chekov Read works by	Chekov Know extensively

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* 5. Choose the appropriate answer for the following works:

	Don't know it	Know of it	Read it	Studied it/wrote a paper on it
Queeen of Spades	Queeen of Spades Don't know it	Queeen of Spades Know of it	Queeen of Spades Read it	Queeen of Spades Studied it/wrote a paper on it
Bronze Horseman	Bronze Horseman Don't know it	Bronze Horseman Know of it	Bronze Horseman Read it	Bronze Horseman Studied it/wrote a paper on it
Overcoat	Overcoat Don't know it	Overcoat Know of it	Overcoat Read it	Overcoat Studied it/wrote a paper on it
Nose	Nose Don't know it	Nose Know of it	Nose Read it	Nose Studied it/wrote a paper on it
Diary of a Madman	Diary of a Madman Don't know it	Diary of a Madman Know of it	Diary of a Madman Read it	Diary of a Madman Studied it/wrote a paper on it
Crime & Punishment	Crime & Punishment Don't know it	Crime & Punishment Know of it	Crime & Punishment Read it	Crime & Punishment Studied it/wrote a paper on it
Notes from the Underground	Notes from the Underground Don't know it	Notes from the Underground Know of it	Notes from the Underground Read it	Notes from the Underground Studied it/wrote a paper on it
Anna Karenina	Anna Karenina Don't know it	Anna Karenina Know of it	Anna Karenina Read it	Anna Karenina Studied it/wrote a paper on it
Fathers & Children (sons)	Fathers & Children (sons) Don't know it	Fathers & Children (sons) Know of it	Fathers & Children (sons) Read it	Fathers & Children (sons) Studied it/wrote a paper on it

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* 6. Please indicate the degree of your familiarity with the following:

	Not familiar	Somewhat familiar	Very familiar
Russian Orthodoxy	Russian Orthodoxy Not familiar	Russian Orthodoxy Somewhat familiar	Russian Orthodoxy Very familiar
Nikolai Chernyshevsky	Nikolai Chernyshevsky Not familiar	Nikolai Chernyshevsky Somewhat familiar	Nikolai Chernyshevsky Very familiar
Mikhail Bakhtin	Mikhail Bakhtin Not familiar	Mikhail Bakhtin Somewhat familiar	Mikhail Bakhtin Very familiar
Nicholas I	Nicholas I Not familiar	Nicholas I Somewhat familiar	Nicholas I Very familiar
Romanticism	Romanticism Not familiar	Romanticism Somewhat familiar	Romanticism Very familiar
Natural School	Natural School Not familiar	Natural School Somewhat familiar	Natural School Very familiar
New Criticism	New Criticism Not familiar	New Criticism Somewhat familiar	New Criticism Very familiar
Slavophilism	Slavophilism Not familiar	Slavophilism Somewhat familiar	Slavophilism Very familiar
Crystal Palace	Crystal Palace Not familiar	Crystal Palace Somewhat familiar	Crystal Palace Very familiar
Realism	Realism Not familiar	Realism Somewhat familiar	Realism Very familiar
Neva River	Neva River Not familiar	Neva River Somewhat familiar	Neva River Very familiar

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* 7. Please indicate the degree of your familiarity with the following:

	Not familiar	Heard/read about	Played with a bit	Listen/read/use on occasion	Use extensively/create
Canvas	Canvas Not familiar	Canvas Heard/read about	Canvas Played with a bit	Canvas Listen/read/use on occasion	Canvas Use extensively/create
Blogs	Blogs Not familiar	Blogs Heard/read about	Blogs Played with a bit	Blogs Listen/read/use on occasion	Blogs Use extensively/create
Podcasts	Podcasts Not familiar	Podcasts Heard/read about	Podcasts Played with a bit	Podcasts Listen/read/use on occasion	Podcasts Use extensively/create
Wikis	Wikis Not familiar	Wikis Heard/read about	Wikis Played with a bit	Wikis Listen/read/use on occasion	Wikis Use extensively/create
Online Discussion boards	Online Discussion boards Not familiar	Online Discussion boards Heard/read about	Online Discussion boards Played with a bit	Online Discussion boards Listen/read/use on occasion	Online Discussion boards Use extensively/create
E-mail	E-mail Not familiar	E-mail Heard/read about	E-mail Played with a bit	E-mail Listen/read/use on occasion	E-mail Use extensively/create
MS Word	MS Word Not familiar	MS Word Heard/read about	MS Word Played with a bit	MS Word Listen/read/use on occasion	MS Word Use extensively/create
PDF Documents	PDF Documents Not familiar	PDF Documents Heard/read about	PDF Documents Played with a bit	PDF Documents Listen/read/use on occasion	PDF Documents Use extensively/create
Prezi	Prezi Not familiar	Prezi Heard/read about	Prezi Played with a bit	Prezi Listen/read/use on occasion	Prezi Use extensively/create
MP3s	MP3s Not familiar	MP3s Heard/read about	MP3s Played with a bit	MP3s Listen/read/use on occasion	MP3s Use extensively/create

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* 8. This class will require you to read a little over 200 pages a week of Russian literature and to spend a considerable amount of time thinking about what you have read and discussing it with classmates. What do you plan to give up in order to complete the readings and assignments?

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* 9. Please add anything else you would like to say here:

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