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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ufa like before the USSR stepped in?
(a) It was falling apart.
(b) It had no hope of growth potential.
(c) It was a major tourist attraction.
(d) It was beautiful.

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

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

4. What did Ryszard carry with him?
(a) He carried an important letter of introduction from Galina.
(b) He carried the list of contacts stashed in his shoe.
(c) He carried old Armenian chronicles,
(d) He carried fresh bread.

5. What did they do before the meeting?
(a) They reviewed the notes for the meeting.
(b) They elected a new president.
(c) They performed a traditional ritual.
(d) They watched sports on an old television.

6. What is the status of the Red Army?
(a) The Red Army is stronger than ever.
(b) The Red Army is struggling but gradually gaining power.
(c) The Red Army is in terrible shape.
(d) The Red Army is nonexistent.

7. Everything in Baku is what?
(a) Moderately old
(b) New
(c) Covered with grafitti
(d) Ancient

8. What is the Syktyvkar airport like?
(a) It's empty.
(b) It's very clean and orderly.
(c) It's crowded and disorganized.
(d) It's filled with the latest technology.

9. An actor sang a hymn about Russia promoting its what?
(a) Educational system
(b) Former greatness
(c) Path into future greatness
(d) Military

10. What is the main people group of Kolyma?
(a) Military guards
(b) Nomads
(c) Artists
(d) Prisoners

11. What is a gulag?
(a) A rare type of tree
(b) A prison camp
(c) A type of train
(d) A special dessert

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

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

14. What is Magadan like?
(a) It's very wealthy.
(b) The citizens have a strong local government.
(c) It filled with hard workers who are edging into the upper middle class.
(d) It's filled with extreme poverty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Galina Starovoytova in Moscow help Ryszard?

2. What is Starovoytova's job?

3. What is the capital of Kolyma?

4. How did the actor feel about the Jews?

5. What did Nadiezdha Alliluyeva do in Stalin's old apartment?

(see the answer keys)

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