chp 14 quiz 3

Since the beginning of Russian occupation, _______________ has unsuccessfully sought independence.

• CHECHNEYA

• UKRAINE

• BELARUS

• KASAKHSTAN

A shrinking ____________is a major problem for Russia.

• Economy

• Infrastructure

• Population

• Military

Today, students have a choice of different types of schools, but the country’s economy has limited _______________ for schools.

• resources

• funding

• support

• personnel

 In the _______________ region of Ukraine, which has a majority Russian population, pro-Russians demonstrated to secede from Ukraine.

• Donbass

• Odessa

• Lviv

• Crimean

About _______________ percent of all Russians live west of the Ural Mountains.

• 80

• 70

• 50

• 60

The period of communism limited _______________ artistic expression and directed artists to glorify the government’s achievements in their works, an approach known as socialist realism.

• collective

• public

• individual

• unified

A shrinking population is a major problem for Russia. To offset falling birthrates, there are government programs that pay monthly allowances to parents with babies and _______________ .

• Elderly

• Pets

• Children

• Immigrants

_______________ rates, particularly among males between ages of 25 and 45, have increased to levels that outpace new births.

• Marriage

• Immigration

• Education

• Death

During the Soviet era, education was free and _______________ .

• Mandatory

• Voluntary

• Compulsory

• Accessible

During the height of _______________ repression, books were smuggled from Russia and printed in other languages, becoming best sellers in other countries.

• Autocratic

• Totalitarian

• Communist

• Authoritarian