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

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

3. 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.

4. What was one of the difficulties Ryszard had to face when he decided to go back to visit the Imperium?
(a) He had no money.
(b) He had lost his contacts.
(c) The country wasn't allowing visitors in.
(d) He was getting too old to travel.

5. Where is the author heading along with his mother and sister?
(a) He is heading far away from his home.
(b) He is heading to his home in Pinsk, Poland.
(c) He is heading to the store.
(d) He is heading to Moscow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ryszard discover about the Armenian political system?

2. Who lives in the countryside of Ashkhabad?

3. When did Ryszard come across the Imperium for the second time?

4. How does Ryszard act in the classroom?

5. What was supposed to be built at the location of the Temple of Christ the Savior?

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