Eastern Europe and Western Russia- Life

What is inflation?

• The process by which a government gives power to local governments

• A decrease in the price of goods and services

• An increase in the price of goods and services

• The transfer of industry to private ownership

What does the term 'oligarch' refer to?

• A member of a small group of people who benefit from inflation

• A member of a small group of people who control the government and use it to further their own goals

• A member of a small group of people who are against private ownership

• A member of a small group of people who support devolution

What was one of the challenges Russia faced after the fall of the Soviet Union?

• The country was well prepared to produce consumer goods

• The transfer of industry to private ownership benefited most Russians

• The transfer of industry to private ownership did not benefit most Russians

• Inflation decreased while production increased

What is devolution?

• The increase in the price of goods and services

• The control of the government by a small group of people

• The process by which a large, centralized government gives power away to smaller, local governments

• The transfer of industry to private ownership in post-Soviet Russia

Who was the president of Russia in 1999, and what was the issue he was blamed for being unable to solve?

• Vladimir Putin; economic reforms

• Boris Yeltsin; the Chechnya issue

• Mikhail Gorbachev; the dissolution of the USSR

• Dmitry Medvedev; oil reserves management

What was one of the main reasons for the population movement from Eastern Europe to Western Europe and North America during the industrial age?

• To find better educational facilities

• To escape political oppression and seek better economic opportunities

• To explore new cultures and languages

• Due to forced migrations by government policies

Which two cities are mentioned as the largest in Western Russia?

• Moscow and St. Petersburg

• Kiev and Minsk

• Warsaw and Prague

• Sofia and Bucharest

What significant action did Vladimir Putin take after being reelected as president in 2012?

• He launched economic reforms to reduce the power of the oligarchs

• He passed laws restricting democracy, Internet access, and free speech

• He focused on improving relations with Chechnya

• He resigned due to public opposition

According to the text, what is the significance of the year 1703 in Russian history?

• The year Boris Yeltsin was elected president

• The year Vladimir Putin launched reforms

• The year St. Petersburg was founded by Peter the Great

• The year the KGB was established

Which categories do the Slavic languages in Eastern Europe belong to?

• East Slavs, West Slavs, and South Slavs

• North Slavs, Central Slavs, and East Slavs

• East Slavs, South-East Slavs, and West Slavs

• North Slavs, South Slavs, and West Slavs