Question 1

The Trans-Siberian Railroad marks the eastern edge of Europe and the western edge of the Russian Domain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

By 2003,approximately what portion of Russian farmland had been privatized?

Accepted Answer

A)   10%
B)   30%
C)   50%
D)   90%
E)   all of itF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Ports in Vladivostok provide Russia with the most rapid access to the Pacific Ocean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Why do the authors of your text use the word "domain" when talking about "the Russian Domain"?

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A)   "Russian Domain" is an official name, reflecting the continuing federal relationship between the countries in the region.
B)   The term suggests persisting Russian influence within the region.
C)   The term is the name of the free trade zone now evolving in the region.
D)   Domain refers to a kingdom.
E)   Domain refers to a federal subdivision.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 5

Who were the Cossacks of the Russian Domain?

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A)   Slavic-speaking, semi-nomadic Christians
B)   descendants of Mongolian horsemen and women
C)   Swedish warriors
D)   Estonian pastoralists
E)   Ukrainian huntersF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union,Russification has continued.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Who was the main architect of the Soviet Union?

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A)   Tsar Nicholas II
B)   Stalin
C)   Trotsky
D)   Mikhail Gorbachev
E)   LeninF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Discuss some of the challenges facing the Russian Domain in dealing with the legacy of the Soviet Nuclear program.

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Question 9

What is perestroika?

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A)   greater openness, a policy in the 1980s that encouraged several republics to demand independence
B)   restructuring of the planned centralized economy, an early move toward a freer market
C)   a policy of education improvement, in the last days of the former Soviet Union
D)   the Russian word for railroad
E)   improvement of the Russian environmentF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

The purpose of Russification (the Soviet policy of resettling Russians into non-Russian portions of the former USSR)was to provide laborers to under-populated regions of the former USSR.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Trans-Siberian Railroad

Accepted Answer

A)   was completed after the death of Stalin.
B)   travels through the far north of Siberia.
C)   intentionally bypasses cities.
D)   ends at the port city of Vladivostok.
E)   was extensively damaged by an earthquake in 2003.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

The Chechens were a faction of Russian communism representing interests of industrial workers,who established the former Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is one of the source of the nuclear threat in the Russian Domain?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Soviet Union had aggressive nuclear weapons and energy programs.
B)   The West's testing of nuclear weapons.
C)   The lack of funds to export nuclear weapons
D)   The political vacuum created with the fall of the Soviet Union
E)   The lack of political control by the Russian PresidentF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 14

Within the Russian Domain,development in Belarus tends to be limited because unstable ground resulting from permafrost makes it extremely difficult to place permanent structures on the land surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The approximate population of the Russian Domain is 200 million people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is a characteristic of the demography of Russia today?

Accepted Answer

A)   increased fertility rates
B)   increased family size
C)   high rates of immigration into the country
D)   lower infant mortality rates
E)   relatively high mortality rates among middle-aged malesF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

The Trans-Siberian Railroad ends at Novosibirsk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is true of Russia?

Accepted Answer

A)   It has allowed Chechnya to achieve independence.
B)   It fought several major land battles against China along their common border in the 1990s.
C)   It no longer has a seat on the UN Security Council.
D)   Russia has on-going territorial disputes with Japan.
E)   It will allow all its territories to secede in 2015, if they wish to do so.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

Where has the Russian Domain dumped its nuclear wastes?

Accepted Answer

A)   at an unregulated dump outside the city of Chernobyl
B)   in Siberia
C)   in the Arctic Sea
D)   off the northern island of Novaya Zemlya, in the Barents Sea
E)   in the Sea of OkhotskF) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 20

What happened to the economy in the Russian Domain after the demise of the former Soviet Union (USSR) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   After a decade of political and economic instability, Russia has made impressive progress in the 21st century.
B)   Steady economic growth, that continues today.
C)   Unprecedented economic decline, followed by explosive growth in 2000-2001 that has improved the economies of all countries in the region.
D)   Unprecedented economic growth throughout the region.
E)   There has been no change in Russia's economy since the demise of the Soviet Union.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Exam 9: The Russian Domain

What is perestroika?

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What is one of the source of the nuclear threat in the Russian Domain?

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Ports in Vladivostok provide Russia with the most rapid access to the Pacific Ocean.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of the demography of Russia today?

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The Trans-Siberian Railroad

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The Trans-Siberian Railroad ends at Novosibirsk.

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By 2003,approximately what portion of Russian farmland had been privatized?

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The purpose of Russification (the Soviet policy of resettling Russians into non-Russian portions of the former USSR)was to provide laborers to under-populated regions of the former USSR.

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Who were the Cossacks of the Russian Domain?

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Who was the main architect of the Soviet Union?

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What happened to the economy in the Russian Domain after the demise of the former Soviet Union (USSR) ?

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The Chechens were a faction of Russian communism representing interests of industrial workers,who established the former Soviet Union.

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Why do the authors of your text use the word "domain" when talking about "the Russian Domain"?

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Within the Russian Domain,development in Belarus tends to be limited because unstable ground resulting from permafrost makes it extremely difficult to place permanent structures on the land surface.

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Since the collapse of the Soviet Union,Russification has continued.

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The Trans-Siberian Railroad marks the eastern edge of Europe and the western edge of the Russian Domain.

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The approximate population of the Russian Domain is 200 million people.

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Which of the following is true of Russia?

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Discuss some of the challenges facing the Russian Domain in dealing with the legacy of the Soviet Nuclear program.

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Where has the Russian Domain dumped its nuclear wastes?

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