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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 is the atmosphere when the plane lands and people from Armenia meet with their families?
(a) They are overjoyed since they have not seen each other in a very long time.
(b) They are wary of their reception.
(c) It's just like any other day since they see each other so frequently.
(d) The atmosphere is tense since they know the relatives are hesitant to meet them.

2. What was unique about the mosque in Uzbekistan?
(a) It was made of wood.
(b) It was filled with jewels.
(c) It was made of iron.
(d) It was lined with gold.

3. Who controls Armenia in the late 1980s and early 1990s?
(a) The local armend forces control Armenia in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
(b) The BolsheviksThe local armend forces control Armenia in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
(c) No-one controls Armenia in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
(d) The Red Party controls Armenia in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

4. What appears when the travelers get near Moscow?
(a) Constant sunshine
(b) Iceburgs
(c) Frozen lakes
(d) Green

5. What was the political atmosphere in Poland in 1939?
(a) War is everywhere.
(b) They are choosing new leaders.
(c) The peasants are protesting.
(d) It's a time of historical peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was happening to the USSR's political system?

2. Where did Ryszard come across the Imperium the second time?

3. How many republics did the Soviet Union have when Ryszard wanted to visit in the late 1980s?

4. How does Ryszard act in the classroom?

5. How does Georgia appear to Ryszard compared to Armenia?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Moscow in the late 1980s.

3. What was the history of Moscow according to Chapter 4?

4. What was happening to the buildings in town?

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

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

7. What is Georgia like?

8. What did Ryszard discover about the government in Armenia?

9. How is nomadism considered in Turkmenistan?

10. What parts of the Soviet Union did Ryszard want to see?

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