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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was happening to the USSR's political system?
(a) It was thriving.
(b) It looked like a relic.
(c) It was stable, but not thriving.
(d) It was a perfect model for other countries.

2. Where did Ryszard come across the Imperium the second time?
(a) The Asian Steppes
(b) In Pinsk
(c) In Germany
(d) In Hungary

3. What are the main religions of Azerbaijan?
(a) Buddhism and Christianity
(b) Zoroastrianism and Islam
(c) Islam and Buddhism
(d) Zoroastrianism and Christianity

4. How does Georgia appear to Ryszard compared to Armenia?
(a) It is much more violent than Armenia.
(b) It has more wealth than Armenia.
(c) It is more poverty-stricken than Armenia.
(d) It is more focused on the arts than Armenia.

5. How tall was the Temple of Christ the Savior?
(a) 2 stories tall
(b) 20 stories tall
(c) 30 stories tall
(d) 13 stories tall

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ryszard travel with in Armenia?

2. What ultimately ended out on the spot of the Temple of Christ the Savior?

3. How old are some of the churches Ryszard visits in Georgia?

4. How long did it take the travelers to move past Krasnoyarsk?

5. What does Ryszard see getting loaded onto the trains?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Georgia like?

2. Describe Moscow in the late 1980s.

3. What was the history of the Temple of Christ the Savior between 1812 in 1883?

4. What was Rsyzard's overall viewpoint on his traveling situation on the train?

5. What was Ryszard's reaction to the landscape in Siberia?

6. What was unique about the women in Tajikstan, and was their uniqueness easy to come by?

7. How is nomadism considered in Turkmenistan?

8. What were the people of Georgia like, according to the author's observations?

9. What did Ryszard learn from Leonid P during his travels to Baku?

10. What were the three different attitudes foreigners had when entering the Soviet Union?

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