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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, First Encounters, Chapter 3, The South, '67.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language does Ryszard learn in first grade?
(a) Russian
(b) English
(c) German
(d) Chinese

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

3. When was Ryszard's third encounter with the Imperium?
(a) 1950
(b) 1967
(c) 1970
(d) 1958

4. What do they find in Zabaykal-sk?
(a) Barbed wire, dangerous dogs, and sentries
(b) Nothing aside from an empty station
(c) Protestors
(d) Welcoming crowds

5. What was the political atmosphere in Poland in 1939?
(a) It's a time of historical peace.
(b) They are choosing new leaders.
(c) The peasants are protesting.
(d) War is everywhere.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Ninnik and Ryszard view the city of Azerbaijan?

2. What does Ryszard think about nomadism?

3. Who was getting deported in Ryszard's life?

4. When did Ryszard come across the Imperium for the second time?

5. Where is the author heading along with his mother and sister?

(see the answer key)

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