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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How has the southern republic responded to the USSR?
(a) They negotiated with the USSR for certain political positions.
(b) They held on to some of their traditions.
(c) The USSR didn't affect them at all.
(d) They were brainwashed and lost all sense of self.

2. What era was that during Ryszard's last visit?
(a) It was the Stalin era.
(b) It was the Lenin era.
(c) It was the Brezhnev era.
(d) It was the Bolshevik era.

3. When did Armenia become a Christian country?
(a) 1831
(b) 1991
(c) 1301
(d) 301

4. What did people think would have happened if Trotsky had beaten Stalin?
(a) They thought that communism would have failed.
(b) They thought that communism would have triumphed.
(c) They thought that democracy would have triumphed.
(d) They thought that democracy would have failed.

5. What are the main religions of Azerbaijan?
(a) Zoroastrianism and Christianity
(b) Zoroastrianism and Islam
(c) Buddhism and Christianity
(d) Islam and Buddhism

6. What happened to the beautiful Pink church?
(a) It was destroyed by cannon fire.
(b) They built a new addition.
(c) It caught on fire.
(d) It collapsed without warning.

7. What does Ryszard encounter in Matenadaran?
(a) He encounters a thriving publishing community.
(b) He encounters ancient books.
(c) He encounters a community where all books were destroyed.
(d) He encounters a wealth of religious texts.

8. What was the winter like in 1939-1940 in Pinsk?
(a) It was terrible.
(b) It was tolerable.
(c) It felt like summer.
(d) It was mild.

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

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

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

12. What does Ryszard see getting loaded onto the trains?
(a) People
(b) Cattle
(c) Coal
(d) Mail

13. What did the soldiers offer Ryszard and his friends?
(a) Wood for their fires
(b) Blankets
(c) Food
(d) Tobacco

14. What does Ryszard discover about the Armenian political system?
(a) The Armenian people have almost never had a state of their own.
(b) The Armenian people are used to ruling themselves.
(c) The Armenians have a democratic government with several leaders.
(d) The Armenian people have no need of a government.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were people sent to Siberia?

2. What does Ryszard smell in the air in Baku?

3. How long did it take to destroy the Temple of Christ the Savior?

4. When the Berlin wall fall?

5. Where is the author heading along with his mother and sister?

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