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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 Vorkuta known as?
(a) It's known an ideal place to raise a family.
(b) It's known a the happiest place on Earth.
(c) It's known as a good place for business.
(d) It's known as a holy place of martyrdom.

2. Why was it difficult getting Ryszard back to the airport?
(a) There was flooding.
(b) People have heard of Starovoytova's visit, and tropps are coming.
(c) There was a riot in the streets.
(d) There was a severe, unexpected snowstorm.

3. How did the play portray the October Revolution?
(a) As an international conspiracy against the Russian nation
(b) As a time for great celebration
(c) As a mistake
(d) As a turning point in history

4. What happened as a result of the pesticides?
(a) People developed open sores.
(b) The local livestock died.
(c) People choked and went blind.
(d) People were poisoned and died.

5. How many people attended the meeting at the Vargashovska mine?
(a) The only attendees were the speakers.
(b) The hall was filled.
(c) The place was half filled.
(d) The only attendees were the miners.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Fiodorov believe was the most important idea in Christianity?

3. When the author arrived in his hometown of Pinks, who did he find in church?

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

5. Where does Ryszard attend the play?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the Kremlin.

3. What was the city of Baku like?

4. Describe what happened in Ufa.

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

6. What happened to the churches in Russia?

7. How did the mafia arise in Russia?

8. Describe the airport in Syktyvkar.

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

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

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