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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 16, Central Asia, The Destruction of the Sea, Chapter 17, Pomona of the Little Town of Drohobych, Chapter 18, Return to My Hometown.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a positive aspect of the churches?
(a) They were always open for confession.
(b) They provided warmth in a poverty-stricken society.
(c) The buildings were preserved.
(d) Your soul was saved if you went into them.

2. What is the status of the Red Army?
(a) The Red Army is nonexistent.
(b) The Red Army is stronger than ever.
(c) The Red Army is struggling but gradually gaining power.
(d) The Red Army is in terrible shape.

3. What is happening to Soviet and Russian symbolism in Armenia in the late 1980s and early 1990s ?
(a) Is has vanished.
(b) The locals are expanding on old, treasured traditions and symbols.
(c) It is thriving.
(d) It is revered.

4. Who controls Armenia in the late 1980s and early 1990s?
(a) The Red Party controls Armenia in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
(b) No-one controls Armenia in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
(c) The BolsheviksThe local armend forces control Armenia in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
(d) The local armend forces control Armenia in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

5. What were many of the agreements and disagreements over?
(a) Who was going to rule
(b) Land boundaries
(c) Educational standards
(d) Water

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Red Army men want?

2. When the author arrived in his hometown of Pinks, who did he find in church?

3. What is Yakutsk known for?

4. What do the red banners signify to the travelers?

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

(see the answer key)

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