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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Solomon run into at the 1920 Comintern?
(a) Gregory Zarkhin.
(b) Yury Andropov.
(c) Igor Stenko.
(d) Stalin.

2. Where were Volodya's sons living at the time of Potok's visit in Russia?
(a) Israel.
(b) USA.
(c) Japan.
(d) England.

3. What was the name of the Russian Telegraphic Agency?
(a) Rosta.
(b) Tass.
(c) Vostok.
(d) Soyuz.

4. When did the Jews who survived in Russia ask for more freedom?
(a) The 1950s.
(b) The 1960s.
(c) The 1980s.
(d) The 1970s.

5. What was Volodya's nephew old enough for?
(a) An exit visa.
(b) College.
(c) Military service.
(d) Kindergarten.

6. Why did people in Russia drive with runner lights instead of real headlights according to Volodya?
(a) Street lights were abundant.
(b) To save the battery.
(c) Bulbs were in short supply.
(d) For security reasons.

7. How old was Volodya when he first saw a picture of Stalin?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

8. When did Volodya became ill, forcing his family to go back to Moscow?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1936.

9. What job did Solomon accept in 1920?
(a) Writer for the Press Department in Moscow.
(b) Director of the Press Department in Moscow.
(c) Head of the Press Department in Moscow.
(d) Deputy Head of the Press Department in Moscow.

10. How many people died of malnourishment after the Bolsheviks took power?
(a) 15 millions.
(b) 10 millions.
(c) 25 millions.
(d) 20 millions.

11. Who did Solomon return to Russia with?
(a) Markus Trenko.
(b) Igor Stravinsky.
(c) Gregory Alexeyev.
(d) Gregory Zarkhin.

12. What provoked a revival of Jewish nationalism?
(a) Russian prosecution.
(b) The Armenian genocide.
(c) The creation of the Jewish state.
(d) The French Revolution.

13. Who was in the apartment Volodya brought Potok and his wife to?
(a) His sons.
(b) KGB agents.
(c) His wife, brother, sister in law and nephew.
(d) His wife alone.

14. How many men did Solomon command against the Japanese?
(a) Close to 40,000.
(b) Close to 20,000.
(c) Close to 10,000.
(d) Close to 30,000.

15. How was the first country created by the first settlers in Russia named?
(a) Kievan Russia.
(b) The Russian kingdom.
(c) U.S.S.R.
(d) The Christian Russian Empire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Jews of the Black Sea flee to avoid persecution?

2. What means of transportation did Potok and his wife take for the last leg of their trip to meet Volodya?

3. How many delegates formed the second Congress of the Comintern?

4. When was the Russian Empire virtually free of Jews until?

5. Why did Lenin see an opportunity for Bolshevik expansion after WWI?

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