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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 12, Jumping over Puddles, Chapter 13, Kolyma, Fog and More Fog.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the mafia mentality originate according to the author?
(a) When the Imperium fell
(b) From the October Revolution
(c) From when the Romanov family was executed
(d) From the fall of the USSR

2. What is the Armenian intelligentsia concerned about maintaining?
(a) Military stratagems
(b) Armenian culture
(c) Health standards
(d) Job opportunities

3. How did they destroy the Temple of Christ the Savior?
(a) They took it down manually, piece by piece.
(b) They used dynamite.
(c) They set it on fire.
(d) They used cannons.

4. What is Ryszard's take on the Red Army?
(a) He thinks they are too lenient on the soldiers.
(b) He is happy it is gone.
(c) He thinks they should focus more on strategies.
(d) He speculates that it contains men who engage in impracticable sadism for fun.

5. What is the main people group of Kolyma?
(a) Nomads
(b) Military guards
(c) Artists
(d) Prisoners

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall was the Temple of Christ the Savior?

2. What is happening to Soviet and Russian symbolism in Armenia in the late 1980s and early 1990s ?

3. What has Baku been known for during the past 1,000 years?

4. According to Ryszard, if the Russian people are united by land, can they be united by blood with the Imperium?

5. What was unique about the mosque in Uzbekistan?

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