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- 1.What is the Capital of Azerbaijan?
- A.
Astana
- B.
Baku
- C.
Riga
- 2.Current Head of State of Belarus
- A.
Gruevski
- B.
Yanukovych
- C.
Lukashenka
- 3.Percent of Pop'n under poverty line in Moldova?
- A.
29.5%
- B.
48.3%
- C.
12.7%
- 4.Capital of Kazakhstan?
- A.
Kiev
- B.
Astana
- C.
Pristina
- 5.Constitutional system of Lithuania
- A.
Presidential
- B.
Parliamentary
- C.
Neither
- 6.Ethnic background of Estonia
- A.
Finno-Ugric
- B.
Slavic
- C.
Turk
- 7.Armenia is an Electoral Democracy
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.After Independence ____% of Russians fled Uzbekistan
- A.
93
- B.
80
- C.
40
- 9.In 2003 Shevardnadze was deposed by the ____________ revolution
- A.
Orange
- B.
Rose
- C.
Tulip
- 10.In 2004 (in Ukraine) the ____________ revolution brought Yushchenko and Tymoshenko to power, while casting Viktor Yanukovych into opposition
- A.
Orange
- B.
Rose
- C.
Tulip
- 11.During the 1949 Soviet deportations, more than 40% of the entire Baltic adult population were deported or brought to Soviet labour and Death Camps
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Dominant religion in Uzbekistan
- A.
Eastern Orthodox
- B.
Muslim (sunni)
- C.
Muslim (shi'ite)
- 13.Uzbekistan ranks 174 out of 180 in the Corruptions Perceptions Index
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Uzbekistan is a dry, landlocked country with a very diverse economy.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Political System of Turkmenistan
- A.
Parliamentary and semi-democratic
- B.
Presidential and consolidated single party regime
- C.
Presidential and developing democratic (thought still not free)
- 16.In Kyrgyzstan 2005, the resignation of Akayev and the formation of a new government under President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and Prime Minister Feliks Kulov is known as the ________ revolution.
- A.
Orange
- B.
Rose
- C.
Tulip
- 17.1992-1997 Tajikistan Civil War was fought between the:
- A.
Liberal Reformists and Islamists
- B.
United Tajik Opposition and ex-Soviet elite Russians
- C.
Tajiks and Uzbeks
- 18.Tajikistan is a consolidated authoritarian regime.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.2009 nominal per capita GDP estimate of Tajikistan
- A.
$ 767
- B.
$ 1, 565
- C.
$ 278
- 20.Uzbekistan borders:
- A.
Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, China, Tajikistan
- B.
Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
- C.
Russia, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan
- 21.Capital of Georgia
- A.
Tbilisi
- B.
Atlanta
- C.
Ajaria
- 22.Kosovo independence ruled legal by ICJ
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.Which UN resolution assumed that Kosovo would autonomy within the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia?
- A.
Resolution 1244
- B.
Resolution 242
- C.
Resolution 1441
- 24.Each of countries are currently using the Euro
- A.
Montenegro, Macedonia, Tajikistan
- B.
Slovenia, Montenegro, Slovakia
- C.
Slovenia, Montenegro, Czech Republic
- 25.Capital of Macedonia
- A.
Yerevan
- B.
Minsk
- C.
Skopje
- 26.Capital of Estonia
- A.
Tallin
- B.
Tartu
- C.
Helsinki
- 27.Estonia is one of few of the Baltic states that has not fully developed an e-state or e-government, due to major problems in the past with it.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 28.Bosnia, according to Free House, is considered to be a partly free state
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 29.The Cyrillic Alphabet has how many letters?
- A.
24
- B.
33
- C.
43
- 30.What is the ethnic background of the bulk of Russia?
- A.
Finno-Ugric
- B.
East Slavic
- C.
Turk
- 31.Which reigns constitute the Golden Age of Kiev?
- A.
Rurik the Varangian (830-879) and Svietoslav I (942-972)
- B.
Vladimir the Great (980-1015) and Yaroslav the Wise (1019-1054)
- C.
Peter the Great (17th century) and Catherine I (18th century)
- 32.Why was the Golden Age of Kiev so significant?
- A.
It saw the Acceptance of Christianity and the first written East Slavic written Legal code
- B.
It was the beginning of the massive territorial expansion of Russia
- C.
It was the beginning of the Tsardom of Russia
- 33.During the periods of the Genghis Khan led Mongol conquest, the Kievan Rus' state was able to defend themselves against the Mongols and maintain territorial control.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 34.In 1547 who was crowned the first Tsar ("Caesar") of Russia, and nearly doubled russian territory
- A.
Peter the Great
- B.
Ivan IV the Terrible
- C.
Vladmir Ilyich Lenin
- 35.In early 17th Century, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth occupied major areas of Russia including Moscow
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 36.Who is credited for asserting Russia as a recognized world power for the first time?
- A.
Ivan IV the terrible
- B.
Catherine I
- C.
Peter the Great
- 37.In the second half of the 18th Russia not only colonized Alaska but also founded many settlements in California.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 38.In what year did Napolean invade Russia?
- A.
1812
- B.
1802
- C.
1825
- 39.The 1825 Decembrist Revolt marked:
- A.
A political revolution which overthrew the Russian Provisional Government due to instability following the Napoleon Invasion
- B.
The 3, 000 soldier strong protest against Nicolas I's assumption of the throne after his brother Constantine removed himself from the line of succession.
- C.
A revolt against an Indie rock band from Portland, Oregon, which saw the end of bands whining about losing their made-up girlfriends.
- 40.The October Revolution is also known as:
- A.
The Bolshevik Revolution
- B.
The Red October Crisis
- C.
Vladimir's Big Day
- 41.Lenin was a strong supporter of Josef Stalin as his successor.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 42.The treaty of non-aggression between the Soviets and the Nazi's in 1939 is formally known as
- A.
The Ribbentrop-Molotov Treaty
- B.
The Pact of Non-Aggression
- C.
The Ribbentrop-Litvinov Treaty
- 43.At it's height, how many countries were in the Warsaw Pact
- A.
8
- B.
15
- C.
2
- 44.In what year does General Secretary Josef Stalin die?
- A.
1948
- B.
1953
- C.
1960
- 45.Regionally speaking, the GDP of Macedonia is
- A.
Very Good
- B.
Good
- C.
Average
- D.
Poor
- E.
Very Poor
- 46.Montenegro has begun to attract large amounts of FDI based on its:
- A.
Aluminum Complexes
- B.
Tourism
- C.
Developing Agricultural Sector
- 47.Name this country: Self-declared independent state, landlocked that borders Serbia, Montenegro, and Macedonia
- A.
Estonia
- B.
Albania
- C.
Kosovo
- 48.
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Name this Flag- A.
Lithuania
- B.
Armenia
- C.
Ethiopia
- 49.
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Name the country coloured in Red:- A.
Kazakhstan
- B.
Uzbekistan
- C.
Turkmenistan
- 50.Pick the answer that has ranked the countries accordingly from highest nominal GDP per capita to lowest GDP per capita (based on the 2009 estimate)
- A.
Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia
- B.
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
- C.
Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania
- 51.Which of these countries has a proportional representational electoral process?
- A.
Belarus
- B.
Estonia
- C.
Slovenia
- 52.What is the capital of Moldova?
- A.
Chisinau
- B.
Yerevan
- C.
Vilinius
- 53.Who is the current head of state of Ukraine?
- A.
Yanukovyvh
- B.
Filat
- C.
Yushchenko
- 54.During the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, the General Secretary of the Soviet Union was:
- A.
Stalin
- B.
Andropov
- C.
Brezhnev
- 55.Politically speaking modern Russia is a
- A.
Bicameral semi-presidential Republic
- B.
Unicameral Parliamentary Republic
- C.
Unicameral semi-presidential Republic
- 56.The information studied in Eastern European and Russian Politics is:
- A.
A. tedious
- B.
B. too much
- C.
C. useless
- D.
D. not even known by most Eastern Europeans because it's so boring
- E.
E. good for picking up chicks
- F.
A, b, c, and d, but definitely not e
- 57.Freedom House ranks contemporary Russia as being "mostly free"
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 58.Population below the poverty line in Russia (2007):
- A.
15.8%
- B.
4.7%
- C.
21.8%
- 59.More than half of the Tajikistan population lives below the poverty line
- A.
True
- B.
False
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