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

3. What is the atmosphere when the plane lands and people from Armenia meet with their families?
(a) The atmosphere is tense since they know the relatives are hesitant to meet them.
(b) They are overjoyed since they have not seen each other in a very long time.
(c) It's just like any other day since they see each other so frequently.
(d) They are wary of their reception.

4. What was unique about the mosque in Uzbekistan?
(a) It was filled with jewels.
(b) It was made of wood.
(c) It was lined with gold.
(d) It was made of iron.

5. How do Ninnik and Ryszard view the city of Azerbaijan?
(a) They view the city from an airplane.
(b) They view the city using maps from ancient and modern texts.
(c) They view the city from a mountain at night.
(d) They view the city from a mountain at the height of the day.

6. What did the children get after standing out all night in front of the candy store?
(a) Comic books
(b) Penny candy
(c) Chocolate
(d) Fruit-candy tins

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

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

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

10. Who is Ryszard flying next to on his trip from Yerevan through Tbilisi to Baku?
(a) Ryszard is sitting next to a Moscow Democrat that represents people who are products of perestroika.
(b) Ryszard is sitting next to a mother with a baby who won't keep quiet.
(c) Ryszard is sitting next to a member of the Russian mafia.
(d) Ryszard is sitting next to a former Red Army soldier.

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

12. What is Aremenian behavior similar to, according to the author?
(a) It's similar a republic.
(b) It's similar to the government in the United States.
(c) It's very similar to the previous Soviet regime.
(d) It's similar to Bolshevik's.

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

14. How did they destroy the Temple of Christ the Savior?
(a) They used dynamite.
(b) They used cannons.
(c) They took it down manually, piece by piece.
(d) They set it on fire.

15. What is happening to Soviet and Russian symbolism in Armenia in the late 1980s and early 1990s ?
(a) It is revered.
(b) Is has vanished.
(c) The locals are expanding on old, treasured traditions and symbols.
(d) It is thriving.