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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, From a Bird's Eye View, 1989-1991, Chapter 14, The Kremlin, The Magic Mountain, Chapter 15, The Trap.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why couldn't Ryszard tell the story that he tells in Chapter 15 earlier in the book?
(a) He needed to get permission to tell the story from the people in it.
(b) He didn't know the ending.
(c) He would have endangered those who helped him.
(d) He wanted to double-check his facts.

2. What is the Syktyvkar airport like?
(a) It's very clean and orderly.
(b) It's empty.
(c) It's crowded and disorganized.
(d) It's filled with the latest technology.

3. How did the people of Baku react to the idea of freedom of thought?
(a) They expected freedom of thought.
(b) They were regularly punished for expressing freedom of thought.
(c) They didn't know what freedom of thought was.
(d) They felt that freedom of thought would lead to rebellion.

4. When did Armenia become a Christian country?
(a) 1991
(b) 1301
(c) 1831
(d) 301

5. All of the following were ways to get into the Kremlin except for which?
(a) a summons
(b) The museum
(c) A tourist day pass
(d) A congress

Short Answer Questions

1. What was it like living in Vorkuta?

2. According to the author, what happens to a civilization that doesn't ask questions?

3. How many people attended the meeting at the Vargashovska mine?

4. What did Fiodorov believe was the most important idea in Christianity?

5. When was the genocide in Karabakh that depopulated the area?

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