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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was it like living in Vorkuta?
(a) It was horrific.
(b) People felt like it was a privilege.
(c) It was tough, but worth it for the benefits.
(d) Life was easy.

2. Where does Ryszard get stuck while he is in Yakutsk?
(a) On a train
(b) The airport
(c) In traffic on the only main road
(d) In a collapsing house

3. How many religious icons were destroyed between 1917 and the 1990s?
(a) At least 20 million
(b) Hundreds
(c) none
(d) At least 20 thousand

4. Why does Ryszard want to visit Nagorno-Karabakh?
(a) It's a prison camp.
(b) It is a small island of Muslims who are to be exterminated and replaced by Christian fundamentalists.
(c) It's a thriving culture in a poverty-stricken nation.
(d) It is a small island of Christians who are to be exterminated and replaced by Islamic fundamentalists.

5. What movement is spreading across the land?
(a) Nationalist
(b) Democratic
(c) Communist
(d) Republic

6. What problem did Ufa face?
(a) Severe snowstorms
(b) Stripped mines
(c) Unsanitary conditions
(d) Poisoning by phenol

7. What seems like it will collapse like the USSR?
(a) The Republic
(b) Communism
(c) The Russian Federation
(d) Democracy

8. How do the people in Moscow feel about the Imperium?
(a) They want to maintain it even though it doesn't have any attachment to the people's interests.
(b) They wish it weren't around.
(c) They want to maintain it because it is an integral part of their lives.
(d) They violently oppose it.

9. How many people attended the meeting at the Vargashovska mine?
(a) The only attendees were the miners.
(b) The only attendees were the speakers.
(c) The hall was filled.
(d) The place was half filled.

10. What are the people like in the hotel?
(a) They fight easily, but otherwise are cold and rude.
(b) They cater to the traveler's every need.
(c) They are friendly, but leave the traveler up to their own devices.
(d) They try to make it a home away from home.

11. How did the actor feel about the Jews?
(a) He loved them.
(b) He felt a connection to them.
(c) He was enraged by them.
(d) He felt sorry for them.

12. What is Starovoytova's job?
(a) She conducts tours.
(b) She tries to make peace between the Armenians and the Azerbaijanis.
(c) She runs a boarding house.
(d) She's a historian.

13. Where did prisoners work in Vorkuta?
(a) Coal mines
(b) Cotton fields
(c) Diamond mines
(d) Oil fields

14. What weather did Ryszard encounter when he flew into Vorkuta?
(a) Dangerous snowstorms
(b) An incredible heatwave
(c) Torrential downpours
(d) Dangerously frigid temperatures

15. Who initially leads the meeting?
(a) The rulers of the Imperium led.
(b) No one knew who should lead.
(c) Ryszard led the meeting.
(d) The owner of the mine led the meeting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the workers told at the meeting?

2. What becomes a symbol of sanctuary from oppression in Bashkir?

3. What was Ufa like before the USSR stepped in?

4. What play does Rsyzard to to see?

5. According to the author, what happens to a civilization that doesn't ask questions?

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