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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. When did Vladimir Putin announce that Russia and Russians would strive to be leaders?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2013.
(c) 2014.
(d) 2011.

2. How many Iraqis did McVeigh kill in cold blood during his time in the military?
(a) 9.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 11.

3. Where was Adam Mickiewicz born?
(a) Lithuania.
(b) Albania.
(c) Poland.
(d) Switzerland.

4. Since when had the Ottoman Empire offered refuge to Polish exiles?
(a) Early-18th century.
(b) 1746.
(c) Late-18th century.
(d) 1793.

5. What language was The Blind Owl written in?
(a) Turkish.
(b) Egyptian.
(c) Persian.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did a bomb planted by Sikh militants bring down a Boeing 747 traveling from Montreal to Delhi?

2. When did the American CIA and British M16 conspire to give the Shah total authority in Iran?

3. When did Conrad write Heart of Darkness?

4. How early did Tocqueville warn Algerian compatriots not to get rid of the country's philanthropic and educational systems?

5. How much did the suit cost that an Indian Hindu revivalist prime minister wore?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Finding True Freedom and Equality," who was Ahmed Darrawi and what was his philosophy?

2. In "Finding True Freedom and Equality," what was Herzen's plan as he wrote to his son?

3. In "Finding True Freedom and Equality," what did men in the 19th century long for?

4. In "Finding True Freedom and Equality," what groups in the "recent past" (290) have used terrorist violence as a tactic?

5. In "Losing My Religion," how was Iran transformed and what were the effects of the transformation?

6. In "Losing My Religion," what is the clash of civilizations theory?

7. In "Finding True Freedom and Equality," how did McVeigh feel about the people he killed in Iraq?

8. At the end of "Regaining My Religion: II Messianic Visions," what does Mishra say about nationalism?

9. In "Finding True Freedom and Equality," how did Bakunin view the future?

10. In "Losing My Religion," what happened that left men uprooted from rural habits and led them to rage against the modern West?

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