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

2. What was it like living in Vorkuta?
(a) It was tough, but worth it for the benefits.
(b) Life was easy.
(c) People felt like it was a privilege.
(d) It was horrific.

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

4. What does Ryszard think of the news at the meeting?
(a) He is excited for the miners.
(b) He knows it is false.
(c) He has reservations abo0ut their decision.
(d) He thinks they are developing a good business strategy.

5. Where did the mafia mentality originate according to the author?
(a) From the fall of the USSR
(b) From when the Romanov family was executed
(c) From the October Revolution
(d) When the Imperium fell

Short Answer Questions

1. How many counties was Turkestan split into by the Bolsheviks in 1924?

2. What did Ryszard like about Baku?

3. What happened as a result of the pesticides?

4. What happens the the homes in Yakutsk?

5. What was happening at the meeting Ryszard attended at the Vargashovska mine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Kremlin.

2. Describe the airport in Syktyvkar.

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

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

5. How did the mafia arise in Russia?

6. What was the city of Baku like?

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

8. Describe the pros and cons of living in Yatusk.

9. What was the Karabakh are like?

10. What was a main problem that people faced with the cotton fields?

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