Question 1

The Trans-Siberian Railroad connects Moscow with ________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  St. Petersburg 
B)  the Kremlin 
C)  Okhotsk 
D)  Vladivostok 
A)  St. Petersburg 
B)  the Kremlin 
C)  Okhotsk 
D)  Vladivostok

Question 2

Because the region is landlocked, the only way to get oil and gas to the world market is via:

Accepted Answer

A)  Trans-Siberian Railroad. 
B)  pipeline. 
C)  truck and highway transport. 
D)  on pack animals due to the rugged terrain. 
A)  Trans-Siberian Railroad. 
B)  pipeline. 
C)  truck and highway transport. 
D)  on pack animals due to the rugged terrain.

Question 3

A war in which of the following countries helped stretch the USSR past the breaking point?

Accepted Answer

A)  Afghanistan 
B)  Vietnam 
C)  Cuba 
D)  North Korea 
A)  Afghanistan 
B)  Vietnam 
C)  Cuba 
D)  North Korea

Question 4

The body of water once fed by the Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers, and now only a fraction of its original size, is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Aral Sea. 
B)  Adriatic Sea. 
C)  Baltic Sea. 
D)  Mongolian Sea. 
A)  Aral Sea. 
B)  Adriatic Sea. 
C)  Baltic Sea. 
D)  Mongolian Sea.

Question 5

What term refers to the Soviet policy of settling ethnic Russian migrants in non-Russian ethnic areas to assert political control?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What term refers to the Soviet policy...

Question 6

The waters diverted from the Aral Sea have been used predominantly for heavy industry, such as steel production, in Caucasia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The conversion from command economies to capitalist economies in the states of the former Soviet Union has been mostly smooth and uneventful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Carpathian Mountains and the Ural Mountains are connected by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Turkmenistan. 
B)  the Norwegian Sea. 
C)  the Irkutsk Basin. 
D)  the North European Plain. 
A)  Turkmenistan. 
B)  the Norwegian Sea. 
C)  the Irkutsk Basin. 
D)  the North European Plain.

Question 9

In Uzbekistan, south of the Aral Sea, residents report chronic illnesses caused by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  food poisoning. 
B)  polluted drinking water. 
C)  air pollution. 
D)  inadequate sanitation. 
A)  food poisoning. 
B)  polluted drinking water. 
C)  air pollution. 
D)  inadequate sanitation.

Question 10

What term refers to democracy movements led by educated youth rallying under various symbolic colors?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What term refers to democracy movements led...

Question 11

What type of economy was instituted in the USSR under the rule of Stalin?

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalism 
B)  monopoly 
C)  demand economy 
D)  command economy 
A)  capitalism 
B)  monopoly 
C)  demand economy 
D)  command economy

Question 12

Why has Evangelical Christianity gained adherents in Russia and the post-Soviet states in recent decades?

Accepted Answer

A)  as a result of the official persecution of traditional state religions 
B)  as a result of government efforts to hide social problems by requiring residents to attend religious ceremonies 
C)  because of the region's close ties to centers of world religion such as the Vatican and Tibet 
D)  because the evangelical belief that economic success comes from faith is very appealing to the struggling people of the region 
A)  as a result of the official persecution of traditional state religions 
B)  as a result of government efforts to hide social problems by requiring residents to attend religious ceremonies 
C)  because of the region's close ties to centers of world religion such as the Vatican and Tibet 
D)  because the evangelical belief that economic success comes from faith is very appealing to the struggling people of the region

Question 13

Overwhelmingly, Ukraine favors closer ties with Europe rather than with Russia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following internal republics demanded outright independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ossetia 
B)  Chechnya 
C)  Buryatya 
D)  Abkhazia 
A)  Ossetia 
B)  Chechnya 
C)  Buryatya 
D)  Abkhazia

Question 15

On average, the female labor force in Russia is better educated today than the male labor force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Gender bias in hiring procedures has been mostly eliminated in today's Russia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the Stalin era, which of the following was the place to which resisters and dissenters were sent to work in labor camps?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mongolia 
B)  Turkmenistan 
C)  Alaska 
D)  Siberia 
A)  Mongolia 
B)  Turkmenistan 
C)  Alaska 
D)  Siberia

Question 18

With what religion do the most people in Russia have an ancestral connection?

Accepted Answer

Orthodox C

Question 19

Most of the region's rivers run:

Accepted Answer

A)  east to west. 
B)  west to east. 
C)  north to south. 
D)  south to north. 
A)  east to west. 
B)  west to east. 
C)  north to south. 
D)  south to north.

Question 20

What leader of the Soviet Union exalted heavy industry and the collectivization of agriculture?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What leader of the Soviet Union exalted...

The Trans-Siberian Railroad connects Moscow with ________________________.

Because the region is landlocked, the only way to get oil and gas to the world market is via:

A war in which of the following countries helped stretch the USSR past the breaking point?

The body of water once fed by the Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers, and now only a fraction of its original size, is the:

What term refers to the Soviet policy of settling ethnic Russian migrants in non-Russian ethnic areas to assert political control?

The waters diverted from the Aral Sea have been used predominantly for heavy industry, such as steel production, in Caucasia.

The conversion from command economies to capitalist economies in the states of the former Soviet Union has been mostly smooth and uneventful.

The Carpathian Mountains and the Ural Mountains are connected by:

In Uzbekistan, south of the Aral Sea, residents report chronic illnesses caused by all of the following EXCEPT:

What term refers to democracy movements led by educated youth rallying under various symbolic colors?

What type of economy was instituted in the USSR under the rule of Stalin?

Why has Evangelical Christianity gained adherents in Russia and the post-Soviet states in recent decades?

Overwhelmingly, Ukraine favors closer ties with Europe rather than with Russia.

Which of the following internal republics demanded outright independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991?

On average, the female labor force in Russia is better educated today than the male labor force.

Gender bias in hiring procedures has been mostly eliminated in today's Russia.

In the Stalin era, which of the following was the place to which resisters and dissenters were sent to work in labor camps?

With what religion do the most people in Russia have an ancestral connection?

Most of the region's rivers run:

What leader of the Soviet Union exalted heavy industry and the collectivization of agriculture?

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Exam 5: Russia and the Post-Soviet States

The Trans-Siberian Railroad connects Moscow with ________________________.

Because the region is landlocked, the only way to get oil and gas to the world market is via:

A war in which of the following countries helped stretch the USSR past the breaking point?

The body of water once fed by the Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers, and now only a fraction of its original size, is the:

What term refers to the Soviet policy of settling ethnic Russian migrants in non-Russian ethnic areas to assert political control?

The waters diverted from the Aral Sea have been used predominantly for heavy industry, such as steel production, in Caucasia.

The conversion from command economies to capitalist economies in the states of the former Soviet Union has been mostly smooth and uneventful.

The Carpathian Mountains and the Ural Mountains are connected by:

In Uzbekistan, south of the Aral Sea, residents report chronic illnesses caused by all of the following EXCEPT:

What term refers to democracy movements led by educated youth rallying under various symbolic colors?

What type of economy was instituted in the USSR under the rule of Stalin?

Why has Evangelical Christianity gained adherents in Russia and the post-Soviet states in recent decades?

Overwhelmingly, Ukraine favors closer ties with Europe rather than with Russia.

Which of the following internal republics demanded outright independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991?

On average, the female labor force in Russia is better educated today than the male labor force.

Gender bias in hiring procedures has been mostly eliminated in today's Russia.

In the Stalin era, which of the following was the place to which resisters and dissenters were sent to work in labor camps?

With what religion do the most people in Russia have an ancestral connection?

Most of the region's rivers run:

What leader of the Soviet Union exalted heavy industry and the collectivization of agriculture?

Geography: an Exploration of Connections

North America

Middle and South America

Europe

North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania

Filters