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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 6, We Look, We Cry, Chapter 7, The Man on the Asphalt Mountain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old are some of the churches Ryszard visits in Georgia?
(a) All the old churches were destroyed.
(b) Some date back to the tenth century.
(c) Some date back to the fifteenth century.
(d) Some date back to the sixth century.

2. What ultimately ended out on the spot of the Temple of Christ the Savior?
(a) A statue of Lenin
(b) A new temple
(c) A prayer wall
(d) An outdoor swimming pool

3. How tall was the Temple of Christ the Savior?
(a) 20 stories tall
(b) 30 stories tall
(c) 13 stories tall
(d) 2 stories tall

4. 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 exclude other nations.
(c) The Europeans want to learn about other nations, but still think they are superior.
(d) The Europeans want to know other nations.

5. What happened when the Russian patrol shows up as Ryszard travels to Georgia?
(a) Violent clashes
(b) Confiscation of most of their belongings.
(c) Nothing. Violent clashes are avoided.
(d) Detailed searches

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Ryszard's father?

2. How does Ryszard feel about the imperium?

3. Who does the intelligentsia want to make peace among?

4. What does Ryszard encounter in Matenadaran?

5. What was the winter like in 1939-1940 in Pinsk?

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