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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did people think would have happened if Trotsky had beaten Stalin?
(a) They thought that democracy would have failed.
(b) They thought that democracy would have triumphed.
(c) They thought that communism would have triumphed.
(d) They thought that communism would have failed.

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

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

5. What does Ryszard discover about the Armenian political system?
(a) The Armenian people are used to ruling themselves.
(b) The Armenian people have almost never had a state of their own.
(c) The Armenians have a democratic government with several leaders.
(d) The Armenian people have no need of a government.

6. What happened to the beautiful Pink church?
(a) It collapsed without warning.
(b) It caught on fire.
(c) They built a new addition.
(d) It was destroyed by cannon fire.

7. What was happening to the USSR's political system?
(a) It looked like a relic.
(b) It was thriving.
(c) It was a perfect model for other countries.
(d) It was stable, but not thriving.

8. What type of protests did Ryszard observe in the Georgians?
(a) They used starvation protests.
(b) They relied on violence
(c) They had a very Eastern form of protest with sit-ins.
(d) They didn't believe in protests.

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

10. How do the countries in the Caucasus feel about each other?
(a) They are appreciative of the friendship among the countries.
(b) They don't know much about each other.
(c) They view each other as business partners.
(d) They are filled with suppressed rage over competing interests.

11. How do Ninnik and Ryszard view the city of Azerbaijan?
(a) They view the city from a mountain at night.
(b) They view the city from an airplane.
(c) They view the city using maps from ancient and modern texts.
(d) They view the city from a mountain at the height of the day.

12. What is the condition of the city in Georgia?
(a) It's a thriving cultural center.
(b) It is overcrowded.
(c) It's filled with wealth and beauty.
(d) It's struggling to survive.

13. How does Ryszard feel about the imperium?
(a) He is skeptical that it can be democratized.
(b) He is skeptical that it can be communized.
(c) He is confident that it can become a communized.
(d) He is confident that it can be democratized.

14. How old are some of the churches Ryszard visits in Georgia?
(a) All the old churches were destroyed.
(b) Some date back to the fifteenth century.
(c) Some date back to the sixth century.
(d) Some date back to the tenth century.

15. Where did Ryszard come across the Imperium the second time?
(a) The Asian Steppes
(b) In Hungary
(c) In Pinsk
(d) In Germany

Short Answer Questions

1. What railroad was Ryszard traveling on the second time he encountered the Imperium?

2. Where was Ryszard traveling during the third encounter?

3. What do the peoples use to establish order?

4. How does Georgia appear to Ryszard compared to Armenia?

5. What was supposed to be built at the location of the Temple of Christ the Savior?

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