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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 4, The Third Rome, Chapter 5, The Temple and the Palace.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the children get after standing out all night in front of the candy store?
(a) Comic books
(b) Chocolate
(c) Penny candy
(d) Fruit-candy tins

2. What do they find in Zabaykal-sk?
(a) Nothing aside from an empty station
(b) Welcoming crowds
(c) Protestors
(d) Barbed wire, dangerous dogs, and sentries

3. What does Ryszard encounter in Matenadaran?
(a) He encounters ancient books.
(b) He encounters a wealth of religious texts.
(c) He encounters a community where all books were destroyed.
(d) He encounters a thriving publishing community.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the scarves the children wear have on them?

2. What did Ryszard find in Georgia?

3. Who lives in the countryside of Ashkhabad?

4. Where is the author heading along with his mother and sister?

5. How did people of Moscow regard speech?

(see the answer key)

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