Question 1

Bolshevik ideals were inspired by communist principles developed by German revolutionary philosopher _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Josef Stalin
B)   Mikhail Gorbachev
C)   Karl Marx
D)   Ivan the TerribleE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

The percentage of people with security backgrounds in Russian government is thought to be over 70 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Environmental protests about urban pollution have brought global attention to a long cherished resort town on the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Baltic Sea
B)   Aral Sea
C)   Black Sea
D)   Indian OceanE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

In today's Russia, many people who lost stable jobs due to privatization rely on the informal economy for their livelihood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

For what purpose were the waters of the Syr Darya and Amu Darya rivers, both of which supply the Aral Sea, diverted?

Accepted Answer

A)   hydropower production
B)   nuclear reactor cooling
C)   textile manufacturing
D)   farmland irrigationE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Explain how Cold War politics got the Soviet Union involved in Afghanistan and how the Afghan War was one factor leading to the downfall of the USSR.

Accepted Answer

Afghanistan provides an example of how C...

Question 7

What was the general theory regarding nature by the majority of Soviets?

Accepted Answer

Nature had value only if human...

Question 8

Civil wars in Central Asia have often been fought between the government and fundamentalists of what religion?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Civil wars in Central Asia have often...

Question 9

The Russian Empire and, subsequently, the Soviet Union achieved and maintained their expansion into Siberia without having to relocate large numbers of European Russians to the annexed lands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a situation facing the women of Russia and the post-Soviet states today?

Accepted Answer

A)   They remain at an educational disadvantage to men, and very few women hold professional positions.
B)   To get out of Russia, they advertise themselves as mail-order brides in catalogs and on the Internet.
C)   They are tricked or forced into working in the sex trade.
D)   They continue to be underrepresented in positions of political power.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

The Moscow landmark that commemorates the defeat of the Mongols in the twelfth century is:

Accepted Answer

A)   Red Square.
B)   the Houses of Parliament.
C)   the Hermitage.
D)   St. Basil's Cathedral.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

The Soviet KGB is now known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)   National Security Bureau.
B)   MI-5.
C)   Russian Protectorate.
D)   Federal Security Service.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

The Bolsheviks in early-twentieth-century Russia were inspired by the writings of what German philosopher and revolutionary?

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The answer of The Bolsheviks in early-twentieth-century Russia were inspired...

Question 14

The world's largest country is:

Accepted Answer

A)   China.
B)   Canada.
C)   Russia.
D)   the United States.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

The Slavic ruler who defeated the Mongols and began the modern Russian empire was:

Accepted Answer

A)   Genghis Khan.
B)   Alexander the Great.
C)   Ivan the Terrible.
D)   Vlad the Impaler.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

What term is used to represent Russia's semiarid grasslands?

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Question 17

Which of the following was NOT provided as part of a job in the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A)   subsidized housing
B)   a guarantee of lifetime employment
C)   health care
D)   social servicesE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 18

A transition to democracy has been severely limited in all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   Georgia.
B)   Belarus.
C)   Moldova.
D)   Ukraine.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Kiev and Moscow were founded by the Slavs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following countries is NOT part of the trade consortium known as BRIC?

Accepted Answer

A)   Chile
B)   Russia
C)   India
D)   BrazilE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 5: Russia and the Post-Soviet States

The world's largest country is:

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Civil wars in Central Asia have often been fought between the government and fundamentalists of what religion?

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Which of the following was NOT provided as part of a job in the Soviet Union?

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Which of the following is NOT a situation facing the women of Russia and the post-Soviet states today?

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What term is used to represent Russia's semiarid grasslands?

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The Slavic ruler who defeated the Mongols and began the modern Russian empire was:

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The Soviet KGB is now known as the:

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What was the general theory regarding nature by the majority of Soviets?

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The Bolsheviks in early-twentieth-century Russia were inspired by the writings of what German philosopher and revolutionary?

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The percentage of people with security backgrounds in Russian government is thought to be over 70 percent.

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For what purpose were the waters of the Syr Darya and Amu Darya rivers, both of which supply the Aral Sea, diverted?

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In today's Russia, many people who lost stable jobs due to privatization rely on the informal economy for their livelihood.

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Explain how Cold War politics got the Soviet Union involved in Afghanistan and how the Afghan War was one factor leading to the downfall of the USSR.

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Which of the following countries is NOT part of the trade consortium known as BRIC?

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Kiev and Moscow were founded by the Slavs.

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The Russian Empire and, subsequently, the Soviet Union achieved and maintained their expansion into Siberia without having to relocate large numbers of European Russians to the annexed lands.

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Environmental protests about urban pollution have brought global attention to a long cherished resort town on the ______________.

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The Moscow landmark that commemorates the defeat of the Mongols in the twelfth century is:

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A transition to democracy has been severely limited in all of the following EXCEPT:

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Bolshevik ideals were inspired by communist principles developed by German revolutionary philosopher _____________.

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