2. What was a positive aspect of the churches?
(a) The buildings were preserved.
(b) Your soul was saved if you went into them.
(c) They were always open for confession.
(d) They provided warmth in a poverty-stricken society.

3. What does Ryszard do when he returns to Moscow from Magadan?
(a) Ryszard falls into many discussions, arguments, meetings and conferences.
(b) He takes a week to rest and garner his strength.
(c) He makes plans to leave the country.
(d) He makes a list of all his new contacts.

4. When was the genocide in Karabakh that depopulated the area?
(a) 1920
(b) 1960
(c) 19400
(d) 1980

5. What did Rsyzard's third contact think of the rulers in the Kremlin?
(a) She wants to decapitate them.
(b) She feels deeply indebted to them.
(c) She wants to work with them.
(d) She thinks they are trying, but need to develop a better ruling strategy.

6. What is Ryszard's hotel like in Zalozhynaya?
(a) It's a luxury resort.
(b) It's miserable and cold.
(c) Its warm and friendly.
(d) It's right on the water.

7. Where were the starving people who lined up to see Lenin now in line?
(a) At the Kremlin entry
(b) Food banks
(c) Mc Donalds
(d) At housing opportunity stations

8. What did the people who grew up under the USSR lack?
(a) Clothing
(b) Basic schooling
(c) A family history
(d) A national identity

9. What are the workers told at the meeting?
(a) They are told that they are gong to begin receiving health benefits.
(b) They are told that they have secured trade relations with the West.
(c) They are told that 1/4 of them are going to lose their jobs.
(d) They are told that they are going to each get a raise according to their seniority.

10. All of the following were ways to get into the Kremlin except for which?
(a) A tourist day pass
(b) The museum
(c) A congress
(d) a summons

11. What is ironic about Zalozhnaya?
(a) The people couldn't afford to attend the performances.
(b) Most of the residents can't afford an education.
(c) The people lack for heat in spite of the coal mines.
(d) The city is poverty stricken, although it's surrounded by natural riches.

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

13. What happened to the port town of Muynak between 1970 and 1990?
(a) It became a deserted town in the middle of the desert.
(b) It became the center of commerce for the region.
(c) It became a thriving business area.
(d) It struggled to keep up with the quickly-changing international shipping standards.

14. What were many of the agreements and disagreements over?
(a) Educational standards
(b) Land boundaries
(c) Water
(d) Who was going to rule

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