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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What interrupted class time?
(a) Air raids
(b) Ryszard's fell over in his chair.
(c) Gunfire
(d) The class pet escaping

4. How do the countries in the Caucasus feel about each other?
(a) They are filled with suppressed rage over competing interests.
(b) They view each other as business partners.
(c) They are appreciative of the friendship among the countries.
(d) They don't know much about each other.

5. Who does Ryszard travel with in Armenia?
(a) He travels with a priest.
(b) He travels with a travel guide.
(c) He travels with a business man and a former soldier.
(d) He travels with a sculptor and a composer.

6. What is the condition of the city in Georgia?
(a) It's a thriving cultural center.
(b) It's struggling to survive.
(c) It's filled with wealth and beauty.
(d) It is overcrowded.

7. Where was Ryszard traveling during the third encounter?
(a) He was on an expedition across the severn southern republics of the former USSR.
(b) He was on a cruise on the Sea of Okhotsk
(c) He was touring Siberia.
(d) He was heading from Moscow back to Poland.

8. What has Baku been known for during the past 1,000 years?
(a) Baku has been a political hot spot for 1,000 years.
(b) Baku has been a literacy center for 1,000 years.
(c) Baku has been a trading post for 1,000 years.
(d) Baku has been a center for the arts for 1,000 years.

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

10. How does Ryszard feel about the imperium?
(a) He is confident that it can become a communized.
(b) He is skeptical that it can be communized.
(c) He is skeptical that it can be democratized.
(d) He is confident that it can be democratized.

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

12. What railroad was Ryszard traveling on the second time he encountered the Imperium?
(a) The Thalys
(b) The Elipsos
(c) The Trans-Siberian Railroad
(d) The Eurostar

13. Who controls Armenia in the late 1980s and early 1990s?
(a) The BolsheviksThe local armend forces control Armenia in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
(b) No-one controls Armenia in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
(c) The Red Party controls Armenia in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
(d) The local armend forces control Armenia in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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

15. What is so genius about the Russians according to Ryszard?
(a) They really know how to cook.
(b) They have the ability to endure almost any nightmare.
(c) They have a real knack for storytelling.
(d) They can drink better than anyone else.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the main religions of Azerbaijan?

2. How does Georgia appear to Ryszard compared to Armenia?

3. What did the children get after standing out all night in front of the candy store?

4. What do they find in Zabaykal-sk?

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

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