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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who lives in the countryside of Ashkhabad?
(a) The scholars live in the countryside.
(b) The poor live in the countryside.
(c) Ryszard lives in the countryside.
(d) The wealthy live in the countryside.

5. Who was getting deported in Ryszard's life?
(a) No-one. The deportations are in the next town.
(b) His neighbor
(c) His schoolmates and teachers
(d) His immediate family

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

7. When was Ryszard's third encounter with the Imperium?
(a) 1950
(b) 1967
(c) 1970
(d) 1958

8. How does Rsyzard view Siberia?
(a) He finds it beautiful.
(b) He finds it haunting.
(c) He finds it welcoming.
(d) He finds it icy and sinister.

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

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

11. What was supposed to be built at the location of the Temple of Christ the Savior?
(a) A memorial to the martyrs
(b) A statue of Stalin
(c) The Palace of the Soviets
(d) A prayer wall

12. How old is Ryszard when he is caught by the Soviet soldiers?
(a) 3
(b) 15
(c) 12
(d) 7

13. How long was the Temple of Christ the Savior in operation?
(a) Eight years
(b) 200 years
(c) 75 years
(d) 48 years

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 new temple
(d) A prayer wall

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Baku been known for during the past 1,000 years?

2. What is the atmosphere when the plane lands and people from Armenia meet with their families?

3. What are the main religions of Azerbaijan?

4. What does Ryszard think about nomadism?

5. What, according to the author, is the European political philosophy regarding ethnocentrism?

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