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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did those first to colonize Russia choose as their ruler?
(a) The Pope.
(b) The Manchourian Emperor.
(c) The Scandinavian Russ.
(d) The Georgian King.

2. What did Solomon Slepak's father hope for his son to do?
(a) Become a rabbi.
(b) Become a physician.
(c) Become a dentist.
(d) Become a soldier.

3. Where was Solomon imprisoned as a political prisoner?
(a) Volvograd.
(b) Sakhalin Island.
(c) Stalingrad.
(d) Moscow.

4. Why did Solomon have to change his name before going to Japan?
(a) So it didn't sound Jewish.
(b) He wanted a fresh start.
(c) It was easier to write in Japanese.
(d) He wife did not want to marry a Jew.

5. When did the Slepak family finally get their visa out of Russia?
(a) October 1986.
(b) October 1985.
(c) October 1987.
(d) October 1988.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who persecuted the Jews of the Black Sea during the first century of the Common Era?

2. How old was Volodya when he first saw a picture of Stalin?

3. When did Volodya became ill, forcing his family to go back to Moscow?

4. Where did the Jews of the Black Sea flee to avoid persecution?

5. What was the capital of the first country created by the first settlers in Russia?

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