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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What movement is spreading across the land?
(a) Nationalist
(b) Communist
(c) Republic
(d) Democratic

2. What did Ryszard carry with him?
(a) He carried old Armenian chronicles,
(b) He carried fresh bread.
(c) He carried the list of contacts stashed in his shoe.
(d) He carried an important letter of introduction from Galina.

3. An actor sang a hymn about Russia promoting its what?
(a) Educational system
(b) Military
(c) Former greatness
(d) Path into future greatness

4. What does he feel about the people of Russia?
(a) He is angry that many are disappearing, but realizes it might be a good thing.
(b) He feels as if they are depopulated and wants them to return.
(c) He is happy many are leaving.
(d) He is pleased that people have the freedom to make their own choices.

5. How many counties was Turkestan split into by the Bolsheviks in 1924?
(a) 7
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 5

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ryszard do when he returns to Moscow from Magadan?

2. What is Ryszard's take on the Red Army?

3. All of the following were ways to get into the Kremlin except for which?

4. What was it like living in Vorkuta?

5. What happened to the port town of Muynak between 1970 and 1990?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the role of the Imperium in Yakutsk?

2. Describe the Red Army and what Ryszard feels about it.

3. Describe Magadan.

4. What did Ryszard notice about the Kremlin?

5. What happened to the churches in Russia?

6. Why did some of the people who lived under the USSR struggle with nationality?

7. What did the actor in the play say about Russia and the October Revolution?

8. Where did people work in Vorkuta, and what type of people worked there?

9. Describe the weather in Vorkuta.

10. Describe the pros and cons of living in Yatusk.

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