Question 1

The term for semiarid grasslands in Russia is taiga.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Russia's Communist Party was formed by:

Accepted Answer

A)   former serfs.
B)   Karl Marx.
C)   proletarians.
D)   Bolsheviks. D

Question 3

Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the BRIC trade consortium?

Accepted Answer

A)   Indonesia
B)   China
C)   Russia
D)   Brazil A

Question 4

Under perestroika, government decision-making was decentralized and entrepreneurs were allowed to sells goods legally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Russian Empire's expansion in the seventeenth century resembled the colonization of Asia and the Americas by European colonial powers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Into what region did the Russian Empire expand in order to gain control over cotton production and export?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Which of the following statements is the best description of modern-day Russia?

Accepted Answer

A)   Former Soviet officials have mostly left the country and are living in luxury in Western Europe.
B)   Corruption and organized crime in Russia is rampant.
C)   Oligarchs from the post-Soviet states have banded together to help the motherland achieve democracy.
D)   Strict environmental laws have made the country much more attractive to foreign investors, and the result has been strong migration into Russia from other nations.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an environmental problem currently facing Russia?

Accepted Answer

A)   poor air quality
B)   pollution of coastal wetlands, lakes, and rivers
C)   overhunting of native deer and bear species
D)   massively polluted and irradiated soil

Question 9

What was the name of the army of nomadic warriors who conquered Russia in the twelfth century?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Which of the following ethnic republics has NOT been a source of conflict with Russia in the twenty-first century?

Accepted Answer

A)   Chechnya
B)   Abkhazia
C)   South Ossetia
D)   Tatarstan

Question 11

Which of the following Russian mountain ranges is closest to Russia's western border?

Accepted Answer

A)   Urals
B)   Kolymas
C)   E. Sayans
D)   Stanovoys

Question 12

The first non-Russian areas to be annexed into the Russian empire, in the early seventeenth century, was:

Accepted Answer

A)   Siberia.
B)   Tatarstan.
C)   Georgia.
D)   Armenia.

Question 13

The temporary decrease in Russian agricultural production in the 1990s was the result of:

Accepted Answer

A)   prolonged drought in the region.
B)   crop diseases brought by migrating birds and insects from Asia.
C)   a lengthy strike by agricultural workers.
D)   the collapse of subsidies and trade arrangements from the Soviet Era.

Question 14

In recent years, Russia has seemingly turned away from a commitment to the free press.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following has NOT contributed to the decreasing birth rates in Russia and the post-Soviet states during the Soviet era and afterwards?

Accepted Answer

A)   family matriarchs aging rapidly and requiring their daughters and daughters-in-law to care for them rather than have children
B)   retirement pensions
C)   severe housing shortages
D)   increased opportunities for women to become educated and work outside the home

Question 16

With the fall of the Soviet Union and the closing of many Communist-era industries, the region has now become dependent on its role as a leading global exporter of:

Accepted Answer

A)   technology.
B)   consumer goods.
C)   coal.
D)   energy resources.

Question 17

The phenomenon of the Russian mail-order bride, once a prominent feature of Soviet society, has now all but vanished.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which is NOT true of the women in the Russia and post-Soviet states region today?

Accepted Answer

A)   In general, women are better educated than men.
B)   Women hold professional jobs as accountants, scientists, and doctors.
C)   Women earn approximately 36 percent less than men.
D)   Women are increasingly holding senior supervisory positions.

Question 19

The _______________ is an international organization of the world's wealthiest and most highly industrialized nations.

Accepted Answer

A)   G8
B)   WTO
C)   NGO
D)   EU

Question 20

Nuclear waste in the region has raised concerns from environmental and human rights NGOs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Russia and the Post-Soviet States

The term for semiarid grasslands in Russia is taiga.

Russia's Communist Party was formed by:

Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the BRIC trade consortium?

Under perestroika, government decision-making was decentralized and entrepreneurs were allowed to sells goods legally.

The Russian Empire's expansion in the seventeenth century resembled the colonization of Asia and the Americas by European colonial powers.

Into what region did the Russian Empire expand in order to gain control over cotton production and export?

Which of the following statements is the best description of modern-day Russia?

Which of the following is NOT an environmental problem currently facing Russia?

What was the name of the army of nomadic warriors who conquered Russia in the twelfth century?

Which of the following ethnic republics has NOT been a source of conflict with Russia in the twenty-first century?

Which of the following Russian mountain ranges is closest to Russia's western border?

The first non-Russian areas to be annexed into the Russian empire, in the early seventeenth century, was:

The temporary decrease in Russian agricultural production in the 1990s was the result of:

In recent years, Russia has seemingly turned away from a commitment to the free press.

Which of the following has NOT contributed to the decreasing birth rates in Russia and the post-Soviet states during the Soviet era and afterwards?

With the fall of the Soviet Union and the closing of many Communist-era industries, the region has now become dependent on its role as a leading global exporter of:

The phenomenon of the Russian mail-order bride, once a prominent feature of Soviet society, has now all but vanished.

Which is NOT true of the women in the Russia and post-Soviet states region today?

The _______________ is an international organization of the world's wealthiest and most highly industrialized nations.

Nuclear waste in the region has raised concerns from environmental and human rights NGOs.