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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 was Ryszard's third encounter with the Imperium?
(a) 1958
(b) 1967
(c) 1970
(d) 1950

2. What is deportation?
(a) Taking someone to a different shipping port
(b) Sending someone away from their native land
(c) Sending someone on vacation
(d) Moving someone to a different home in the same town

3. Which geographic location was considered the threshold of Central Asia?
(a) Georgia
(b) Azerbaijan
(c) Moscow
(d) Baku

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the food like in Ryszard's life?

2. What does the author compare Siberia to weather-wise?

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

4. What towns do the travelers go through on their journey?

5. What, according to the author, is the European political philosophy regarding ethnocentrism?

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