2. What railroad was Ryszard traveling on the second time he encountered the Imperium?
(a) The Thalys
(b) The Trans-Siberian Railroad
(c) The Eurostar
(d) The Elipsos

3. Where was Ryszard traveling during the third encounter?
(a) He was touring Siberia.
(b) He was heading from Moscow back to Poland.
(c) He was on a cruise on the Sea of Okhotsk
(d) He was on an expedition across the severn southern republics of the former USSR.

4. What does Leonid think Armenia might do?
(a) He wonders if Armenia will secede.
(b) He wonders if Armenia will cling to communism.
(c) He wonders if Armenia will become Democratic.
(d) He wonders if Armenia will become a republic.

5. Where was Ryszard's father?
(a) He was in the army.
(b) He was on a business trip.
(c) He was in prison for robbing a neighbor.
(d) He was imprisoned by the Soviets.

6. What was one of the difficulties Ryszard had to face when he decided to go back to visit the Imperium?
(a) He had lost his contacts.
(b) The country wasn't allowing visitors in.
(c) He was getting too old to travel.
(d) He had no money.

7. What appears when the travelers get near Moscow?
(a) Green
(b) Constant sunshine
(c) Frozen lakes
(d) Iceburgs

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

9. What was Ryszard' destination?
(a) St. Petersburg
(b) Plinsk
(c) Moscow
(d) Mangazeya

10. Who lives in the countryside of Ashkhabad?
(a) The scholars live in the countryside.
(b) Ryszard lives in the countryside.
(c) The wealthy live in the countryside.
(d) The poor live in the countryside.

11. 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

12. How did people of Moscow regard speech?
(a) Things were the same. They've always had freedom of speech.
(b) They lost the freedom that they originally had regarding speech.
(c) They had to be careful what they said because everything was censored.
(d) They had a freedom of speech that they didn't have previously.

13. How long was the Temple of Christ the Savior in operation?
(a) Eight years
(b) 200 years
(c) 48 years
(d) 75 years

14. What were the passengers on the train like?
(a) Everyone shared their life stories.
(b) Everyone was quiet.
(c) Everyone made up stories.
(d) Everyone laughed and told jokes.

15. How tall was the Temple of Christ the Savior?
(a) 13 stories tall
(b) 30 stories tall
(c) 20 stories tall
(d) 2 stories tall