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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, First Encounters, Chapter 2, The Trans-Siberian.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author compare Siberia to weather-wise?
(a) Northern Canada
(b) Antartica
(c) Plinsk
(d) The mountains in China

2. How does Rsyzard view Siberia?
(a) He finds it haunting.
(b) He finds it welcoming.
(c) He finds it icy and sinister.
(d) He finds it beautiful.

3. Why were people sent to Siberia?
(a) It was a great vacation escape.
(b) It was a land of great job opportunity.
(c) It was filled with cultural wonders.
(d) They were being punished.

4. Where was Ryszard's father?
(a) He was in prison for robbing a neighbor.
(b) He was imprisoned by the Soviets.
(c) He was on a business trip.
(d) He was in the army.

5. What, according to the author, is the European political philosophy regarding ethnocentrism?
(a) The Europeans want nothing at all to do with other nations.
(b) The Europeans want to learn about other nations, but still think they are superior.
(c) The Europeans want to know other nations.
(d) The Europeans want to exclude other nations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ryszard see getting loaded onto the trains?

2. What was the political atmosphere in Poland in 1939?

3. What do the Red Army men want?

4. What railroad was Ryszard traveling on the second time he encountered the Imperium?

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

(see the answer key)

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