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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ruled the area under Khrushchev and Brezhnev?

2. What were many of the agreements and disagreements over?

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

4. Where did prisoners work in Vorkuta?

5. How do the people in Moscow feel about the Imperium?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the weather in Vorkuta.

2. Describe the hotel atmosphere in Yakutsk.

3. Describe Magadan.

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

5. What was the Karabakh are like?

6. What were some of the challenges Ryszard faced when he tried to fly to Nagorno-Karabkah?

7. What was the city of Baku like?

8. What did Ryszard notice about the Kremlin?

9. What happened to the churches in Russia?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What led up to the collapse of the USSR? With the collapse predictable, and how did people react?

Essay Topic 2

Even though the USSR had power over the southern republics, they still managed to hold onto some of their traditions. Describe some of the traditions and explain why it was important for the people to hold onto them.

Essay Topic 3

What was the role of the Imperium? how did people react to it? What eventually happened to it?

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