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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. According to the author, how much of Central Asia was ruined by the Imperium?
(a) Half
(b) 1/4
(c) 3/4
(d) All of Central Asia

2. What percent of the miners lived to the age of 50?
(a) 98
(b) 20
(c) 5
(d) 75

3. What did Ryszard like about Baku?
(a) It was built for the people.
(b) It had exquisite views.
(c) It was right on the water.
(d) It had wonderful transportation options.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main people group of Kolyma?

2. What happens the the homes in Yakutsk?

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

4. What happened to the port town of Muynak between 1970 and 1990?

5. What type of landscape does Central Asia have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the role of the Imperium in Yakutsk?

2. Why did some of the people who lived under the USSR struggle with nationality?

3. Describe the Nationalist movement.

4. What were the people in Baku like?

5. Describe what happened in Ufa.

6. Describe the landscape of the republics in Central Asia.

7. Describe what happened to the region around the Aral Sea between 1970 and 1990.

8. Describe the Red Army and what Ryszard feels about it.

9. Where did people work in Vorkuta, and what type of people worked there?

10. Describe the Kremlin.

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