Multiple Choice Quiz


1	The Soviet Union broke apart in:
		A)	1980
		B)	1981
		C)	1985
		D)	1991


2	Armenia has:
		A)	friendly ties with the Turks to the south
		B)	had many emigres returning
		C)	a continuing dispute with Chechnya
		D)	access to the ocean through the Caspian Sea


3	Centralization, "extensive" economics, resource self-sufficiency, and a focus on industrialization were main features of what regime:
		A)	Stalinist regime
		B)	Kalmyk regime
		C)	Gorbachevist regime
		D)	Marxist regime


4	Starting in 1991, Russia and most of the other countries of the former Soviet Union formed the:
		A)	Extensive Economic System
		B)	Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
		C)	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
		D)	Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)


5	Which of the following is least true of the natural environment of the CIS countries:
		A)	continental interior climates
		B)	extensive plains
		C)	vast mountains
		D)	permafrost beneath the tundra


6	Which mountains mark the line between Europe and Asia:
		A)	Pamir Mountains
		B)	Caucasus Mountains
		C)	Ural Mountains
		D)	Carpathian Mountains


7	In the Soviet Union, "soviets" were:
		A)	councils of workers and soldiers
		B)	Communist Party officials
		C)	railroads that tied the country together
		D)	events that celebrated the success of Communism


8	What Russian reserves are of particular interest to the rest of the world:
		A)	oil and natural gas
		B)	copper and coal
		C)	gold and zinc
		D)	coal and natural gas


9	Which of the following about Siberia is not true:
		A)	has many valuable natural resources
		B)	is very large in land area
		C)	distances are something to be overcome
		D)	has lots of potential for agriculture


10	The Russian Federation:
		A)	contains 21 republics
		B)	has to import many natural resources
		C)	has a slow growing population of 58 million
		D)	should have an easy time becoming part of the world economy


11	Which of the following has the most potential for economic success:
		A)	Moldova
		B)	Georgia
		C)	Ukraine
		D)	Armenia


12	All of the following are future issues facing the countries of the CIS except:
		A)	economic issues
		B)	ethnic issues
		C)	political issues
		D)	none of the above


13	All of the following are considered major environmental issues except:
		A)	oil pollution of the Caspian Sea
		B)	the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster
		C)	air and water pollution of industrialized areas
		D)	shrinking of the Aral Sea


14	Which Central Asian country when under Soviet rule became a center for both nuclear testing and space exploration programs:
		A)	Kazakstan
		B)	Tajikistan
		C)	Turkmenistan
		D)	Uzbekistan


15	What minority group around the Caucasus Mountains is regarded by their neighbors as one of the most violent groups in southern Russia:
		A)	Ukrainians
		B)	Chechens
		C)	Georgians
		D)	Tatars

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