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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, From a Bird's-Eye View, 1989-1991, Chapter 4, The Third Rome, Chapter 5, The Temple and the Palace.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to the author, is the European political philosophy regarding ethnocentrism?
(a) The Europeans want nothing at all to do with other nations.
(b) The Europeans want to know other nations.
(c) The Europeans want to learn about other nations, but still think they are superior.
(d) The Europeans want to exclude other nations.

2. What towns do the travelers go through on their journey?
(a) Omsk, Chelyabinsk, and Zarinsk
(b) Novosibirsk, Omsk, and Chelyabinsk
(c) Novosibirsk, Omsk, and Bugotak
(d) Molot, Koziovo, and Ossinniki

3. What was another nickname for Moscow before 1812?
(a) City of Peace
(b) The Jewel in the Crown
(c) Land of the Eagles
(d) Third Rome

4. What did the soldiers offer Ryszard and his friends?
(a) Wood for their fires
(b) Tobacco
(c) Food
(d) Blankets

5. What honor did the guests have when Ryszard stayed near Frunze?
(a) The guests viewed the traditional dance.
(b) The guests ate the heart from the boiled sheep head.
(c) The guests ate the eyes from the boiled sheep head.
(d) The guests ate the brain from the boiled sheep head.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ryszard see getting loaded onto the trains?

2. How many republics did the Soviet Union have when Ryszard wanted to visit in the late 1980s?

3. What happened to the churches in Moscow during the Bolshevik revolution?

4. What do the Red Army men want?

5. What does Ryszard discover about the Armenian political system?

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