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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, First Encounters, Chapter 3, The South, '67.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Ryszard come across the Imperium for the second time?
(a) 1948
(b) 1950
(c) 1945
(d) 1958

2. What do the red banners signify to the travelers?
(a) They are variations of the swastika flags.
(b) They are reminders of bloodshed in the past.
(c) They copy the country's flag.
(d) They are welcoming the travelers into the Soviet Union.

3. What language does Ryszard learn in first grade?
(a) German
(b) English
(c) Russian
(d) Chinese

4. What was the food like in Ryszard's life?
(a) It was scarce.
(b) It was fine if you like eating only potatoes.
(c) They had every choice of food imaginable.
(d) It was plentiful.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do they find in Zabaykal-sk?

2. How long did it take the travelers to move past Krasnoyarsk?

3. How do Ninnik and Ryszard view the city of Azerbaijan?

4. Who lives in the countryside of Ashkhabad?

5. Where was Ryszard's father?

(see the answer key)

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