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Super Quiz 1Varsity 7

1. All of the following are true of the nomenklatura EXCEPT that they

a. were a professional class of politicians and bureaucrats

b. drew extraordinary salaries from the statec. promoted their personal welfare and interests over those of the Communist Partyd. came about after the Bolshevik Revolution e. took risks, often implementing forward-thinking policies

1. All of the following are true of the nomenklatura EXCEPT that they

e. took risks, often implementing forward-thinking policies (USSRG 74,2,3)

2. Which United States president set the goal of creating a permanently manned space station within the decade?

a. Dwight Eisenhowerb. Ronald Reaganc. John Kennedyd. Gerald Forde. Richard Nixon

2. Which United States president set the goal of creating a permanently manned space station within the decade?

b. Ronald Reagan (USRG 90,1,0)

3. Tchaikovsky was BEST known for his

a. operasb. balletsc. folk songs d. symphoniese. concertos

3. Tchaikovsky was BEST known for his

d. symphonies (UMRG 67,1,3)

4. In Doctor Zhivago, Lara is often compared to a rowan tree; what part of her does Yury specifically compare to the tree?

a. her legsb. her eyesc. her torsod. her mouthe. her arms

4. In Doctor Zhivago, Lara is often compared to a rowan tree; what part of her does Yury specifically compare to the tree?

e. her arms (Doctor Zhivago)

5. Leonid Lamm was heavily influenced by which of the following movements?

a. Art Nouveau and Pop Artb. Sots Art and Rayonismc. Art Nouveau and Sots Artd. Rayonism and Art Nouveaue. Pop Art and Sots Art

5. Leonid Lamm was heavily influenced by which of the following movements?

e. Pop Art and Sots Art (UARG 102,1,3)

6. What are the two main categories of market failures?

a. externalities, oligopoliesb. monopolies, public goodsc. public goods, externalitiesd. monopolies, externalitiese. oligopolies, monopolies

6. What are the two main categories of market failures?

c. public goods, externalities (UERG 48,1,4)

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1. When did the U.S.S.R. officially dissolve, leaving the space program largely to Russia?

a. 1987b. 1989c. 1991d. 1993e. 1995

1. When did the U.S.S.R. officially dissolve, leaving the space program largely to Russia?

c. 1991 (USRG 94,2,2)

2. The Warsaw Pact culminated in non-violent revolutions in all of the following countries EXCEPT

a. Albaniab. Bulgariac. Czechoslovakiad. Polande. Romania

2. The Warsaw Pact culminated in non-violent revolutions in all of the following countries EXCEPT

e. Romania (USSRG 83,1,1; 108,2,0)

3. Which of the following people famously sported a collarless peasant shirt, reflecting the narodnik philosophy?

a. Leo Tolstoy b. Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakovc. Mikhail Glinkad. Savva Mamontove. Johann Gottfried

3. Which of the following people is an example of the narodnik philosophy at work, famously sporting a collarless peasant shirt?

a. Leo Tolstoy (UMRG 49,1,1)

4. Which of the following cases is the BEST current example of rent seeking in the American economy?

a. tariffs on foreign-made tires imported from Chinab. government support for domestic sugar producersc. taxes on smokers to pay for anti-smoking campaignsd. housing supports for the bottom 20% of Americanse. government programs offering low loan rates to prospective home buyers

4. Which of the following cases is the BEST current example of rent seeking in the American economy?

b. government support for domestic sugar producers (UERG 55,1,5)

5. In “After the Dance,” what about Varinka’s father does Ivan particularly notice?

a. his glovesb. his handsc. his swordd. his bootse. his shoulders

5. In “After the Dance,” what about Varinka’s father does Ivan particularly notice?

d. his boots (ULRG 73,2,1)

6. Which of the following artists was NOT involved in making collages or combines?

a. Picassob. Rauschenbergc. Braqued. Cornelle. Matisse

6. Which of the following artists was NOT involved in making collages or combines?

e. Matisse (UARG 27,1,4)

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1. All of the following are currently main political parties in Russia EXCEPT

a. Fair Russiab. United Russiac. The People’s Socialist Party of Russiad. The Liberal Democratic Party of Russiae. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation

1. All of the following are currently main political parties in Russia EXCEPT

c. The People’s Socialist Party of Russia (USSRG 93)

2. Which architect or architects designed St. Vasily the Blessed?

a. Montferrandb. Veltin and Mothec. Toidzed. Rastrellie. Postnik and Barma

2. Which architect or architects designed St. Vasily the Blessed?

e. Postnik and Barma (UARG 50,1,2)

3. Rimsky-Korsakov created the “Risky-Korsakov scale,” a scale in which semitones and tones alternate, which survives to the present day in jazz music, and is known as the

a. pentatonic scaleb. whole-tone scalec. nonatonic scaled. chromatic scalee. octatonic scale

3. Rimsky-Korsakov created the “Risky-Korsakov scale,” a scale in which semitones and tones alternate, which survives to the present day in jazz music, and is known as the

e. octatonic scale (UMRG 59,2,2)

4. Which American was the first to see a sunrise and sunset from space?

a. Scott Carpenterb. Neil Armstrongc. John Glennd. Buzz Aldrine. Wally Schirra

4. Which American was the first to see a sunrise and sunset from space?

c. John Glenn (USRG 62,1,2)

5. According the Language and Literature Guide, Yury Zhivago is BEST paralleled by which of the following epic heroes?

a. Danteb. Beowulfc. Odysseusd. Faustuse. Aeneas

5. According the Language and Literature Guide, Yury Zhivago is BEST paralleled by which of the following epic heroes?

c. Odysseus (ULRG 49,2,3)

6. Which of the following cases would NOT increase America’s GDP for 2007?

a. Volkswagen, a German firm, produces a car in Kentucky in 2007.b. A lawyer argues a case from 2005-2007 and is paid every month.c. A family purchases a new home in 2007.d. A car is produced in 2006 but not sold until 2007.e. A basket of tomatoes is sold to customers at a farmer’s market in 2007.

6. Which of the following cases would NOT increase America’s GDP for 2007?

d. A car is produced in 2006 but not sold until 2007. (UERG: 65,1,1 – 67,1,0)

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Super Quiz 1Scholastic 4

1. Mass times exhaust velocity is equal to

a. forceb. accelerationc. thrustd. propellante. thermal energy

1. Mass times exhaust velocity is equal to

c. thrust (USRG 21,1,4)

2. Which of the following is an example of a protyazhnaya song?

a. “Song of the Volga Boatmen”b. Kamarinskayac. “Akh ty step”d. Prometheuse. Petrushka

2. Which of the following is an example of a protyazhnaya song?

c. “Akh ty step” (UMRG 39,2,1)

3. Chechylin designed all of the following works EXCEPT

a. Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Buildingb. Rossiya Hotelc. Moskva Poold. Palace of the Sovietse. Zaradye skyscraper

3. Chechylin designed all of the following works EXCEPT

d. Palace of the Soviets (UARG 98,1,1-2)

4. In Doctor Zhivago, Yury has a dream in which he is drowning which of the following characters?

a. Tonyab. Liberiusc. Sashad. Larae. Yevgraf

4. In Doctor Zhivago, Yury has a dream in which he is drowning which of the following characters?

c. Sasha (Doctor Zhivago Ch. 13)

5. Suppose a market exists for turnips. If the supply curve is elastic and demand is perfectly inelastic, a tax implemented on the sale of turnips will

a. impact consumers more than producersb. only affect consumersc. impact producers more than consumersd. impact both consumers and producers equallye. only affect producers

5. Suppose a market exists for turnips. If the supply curve is elastic and demand is perfectly inelastic, a tax implemented on the sale of turnips will

b. only affect consumers (UERG 33, box)

6. According to Marx, society’s social, political, and cultural institutions are known collectively as the

a. baseb. inheritancec. superstructured. synthesise. center

6. According to Marx, society’s social, political, and cultural institutions are known collectively as the

c. superstructure (USSRG 53,2,1)

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1. How many citizens were killed in the 3-year siege of Leningrad?

a. 1 millionb. 1.5 millionc. 2 milliond. 2.5 millione. 3 million

1. How many citizens were killed in the 3-year siege of Leningrad?

b. 1.5 million (UMRG 90,2,2)

2. All of the following tsars were considered “reactionary” EXCEPT

a. Paul Ib. Nicholas Ic. Alexander IId. Alexander IIIe. Nicholas II

2. All of the following tsars were considered “reactionary” EXCEPT

c. Alexander II (USSRG 37, 2, figure)

3. In Doctor Zhivago, which character is implicitly compared to his dog?

a. Komarovskyb. Samdevyatovc. Yevgraf Zhivagod. Strelnikove. Pogorevshikh

3. In Doctor Zhivago, which character is implicitly compared to his dog?

a. Komarovsky (Dr. Zhivago)

4. Which of the following artists created Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge?

a. Chagallb. Lissitzkyc. Tatlind. Maleviche. Lamm

4. Which of the following artists created Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge?

b. Lissitzky (UARG 97,2,2)

5. The United States has entered a recession. Which of the following statements is a normative judgment of the situation?

a. The unemployment rate will increase to 8% in the next 24 months.b. Real GDP has decreased 10% in the last year.c. Those at the lower ends of the income spectrum will be hurt more by the recession.d. Gasoline prices will decrease 10-15% unless the country institutes price controls on gas.e. The labor force participation rate will continue to decline, as it has for years.

5. The United States has entered a recession. Which of the following statements is a normative judgment of the situation?

d. Gasoline prices will decrease 10-15% unless the country institutes price controls on gas. (UERG 7,2,4-5)

6. What was the first successful commercial space application?

a. remote sensingb. satellite communicationsc. cartography d. positioninge. weather forecasting

6. What was the first successful commercial space application?

b. satellite communications (USRG 16,2,4)

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1. Which Russian politician introduced governmental reforms that embodied Enlightenment principles, such as the Nakaz?

a. Paul Ib. Alexander Ic. Peter IId. Peter IIIe. Catherine II

1. Which Russian politician introduced governmental reforms that embodied Enlightenment principles, such as the Nakaz?

e. Catherine II (USSRG 28,1,1)

2. What can be found on the top of Peter the Great Imperial Egg?

a. A portrait of Peter the Greatb. Perkhin’s signaturec. The logo of the House of Faberged. A picture of the Tsarinae. A monogram of Nicholas II

2. What can be found on the top of Peter the Great Imperial Egg?

e. A monogram of Nicholas II (UARG: 70,2,3)

3. The Coase Theorem states that

a. Private property rights need to be clearly identified to resolve externalities.b. Government action is required to resolve most externalities.c. Private parties must be able to negotiate directly to reach an agreement.d. In a dispute, the initial distribution of property rights doesn’t matter.e. Affected parties in a dispute can always reach an agreement.

3. The Coase Theorem states that

d. In a dispute, the initial distribution of property rights doesn’t matter. (UERG 51,1,1)

4. All of the following were members or visitors of the so-called Belyayev circle EXCEPT

a. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakovb. Anatoly Liadovc. Sergei Rachmaninoffd. Pyotr Tchaikovskye. Alexander Glazunov

4. All of the following were members or visitors of the so-called Belyayev circle EXCEPT

c. Sergei Rachmaninoff (UMRG 71,2,0)

5. What was the first natural phenomenon discovered by a satellite?

a. Earth’s magnetosphereb. solar windc. geomagnetic stormsd. microwave background radiatione. Van Allen radiation belts

5. What was the first natural phenomenon discovered by a satellite?

e. Van Allen radiation belts (USRG 9,1,2)

6. What was the historical basis for Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard?

a. February Revolutionb. French Revolutionc. American Revolutiond. October Revolutione. Revolution of 1905

6. What was the historical basis for Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard?

e. Revolution of 1905 (ULRG 81,1,1)

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Super Quiz 1Honors 1

1. In what decade did Stravinsky accept an invitation to return to Russia for the first time?

a. 1920sb. 1930sc. 1940sd. 1950se. 1960s

1. In what decade did Stravinsky accept an invitation to return to Russia for the first time?

e. 1960s (UMRG 77,2,1)

2. Which ISS module served primarily as a node (link) between modules?

a. Zvedzab. Zaryac. Unityd. Pirse. Destiny

2. Which ISS module served primarily as a node (link) between modules?

c. Unity (USRG 98,2,6)

3. Who was given the title “the Liberator” because he freed the serfs?

a. Alexander Ib. Paul Ic. Nicholas Id. Alexander IIe. Nicholas II

3. Who was given the title “the Liberator” because he freed the serfs?

d. Alexander II (USRG 38,1,0)

4. All of the following writers influenced Alexander Blok EXCEPT

a. Soloviovb. Humec. Danted. Petrarche. Plato

4. All of the following writers influenced Alexander Blok EXCEPT

b. Hume (ULRG 91,2,1)

5. Collective items are goods and services that have _________ rivalry and __________ excludability.

a. low, lowb. low, highc. high, lowd. high, highe. no, high

5. Collective items are goods and services that have _________ rivalry and __________ excludability.

b. low, high (UERG 53, box)

6. Why is the black servant included in Portrait of the Countess Samoilova?

a. To criticized Russia’s imperial tendenciesb. To create an exotic atmospherec. To provide a contrast with the Countess’s actual daughterd. To reflect the Countess’s wealthe. To highlight the Countess’s progressive ideals

6. Why is the black servant included in Portrait of the Countess Samoilova?

d. To reflect the Countess’s wealth (UARG 67,2,0)

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1. All of the following Gemini flights were piloted EXCEPT

a. Gemini 6b. Gemini 5c. Gemini 4d. Gemini 3e. Gemini 2

1. All of the following Gemini flights were piloted EXCEPT

e. Gemini 2 (USRG 85,2,1)

2. The Holy Synod is the highest governing body in what church?

a. Greek Catholicb. Russian Catholic c. Russian Orthodoxd. Reformed Catholice. Protestant

2. The Holy Synod is the highest governing body in what church?

c. Russian Orthodox (USSRG 106,1,3)

3. Although the work is chromatic, “Iron Foundry” is centered on which of the following notes?

a. Ab. Bc. Cd. De. E

3. Although the work is chromatic, “Iron Foundry” is centered on which of the following notes?

c. C (UMRG 83,1,1)

4. Which of the following Soviet authors wrote And Quiet Flows the Don?

a. Mayakovskyb. Fadeevc. Sholokhovd. Tsvetaevae. Pasternak

4. Which of the following Soviet authors wrote And Quiet Flows the Don?

c. Sholokhov (ULRG 31,2,2)

5. Along with Diaghilev, which artist helped found the Mir Iskusstva style?

a. Benoisb. Goncharovac. Dandred. Zvorykine. Bakst

5. Along with Diaghilev, which artist helped found the Mir Iskusstva style?

e. Bakst (UARG 83,2,2)

6. By 1991, the Soviet Union faced an inflation rate of over

a. 50%b. 66%c. 75%d. 100%e. 120%

6. By 1991, the Soviet Union faced an inflation rate of over

d. 100% (UERG 111,1,1)

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1. The fourth and final Duma of Russia’s imperial era met up until what year?

a. 1906b. 1910c. 1912d. 1915e. 1917

1. The fourth and final Duma of Russia’s imperial era met up until what year?

e. 1917 (USSRG 46,1,0)

2. During the recent economic downturn Matt lost his job as an auto technician because his auto plant moved to China, along with many others. Matt falls under which category of unemployment?

a. cyclicalb. seasonalc. frictionald. Out of the labor forcee. structural

2. During the recent economic downturn Matt lost his job as an auto technician because his auto plant moved to China, along with many others. Matt falls under which category of unemployment?

e. structural (UERG 72,2,2)

3. The relative minor scale to A major is

a. a minorb. c minorc. f-sharp minord. e-flat minore. g-sharp minor

3. The relative minor scale to A major is

c. f-sharp minor (UMRG 21, 2, 0)

4. In November 2001, ISS partners signed the Principles Regarding Processes and Criteria for Selection, Assignment, Training, and Certification of ISS Crewmembers, which listed all of the following requirements EXCEPT that visitors must

a. not have drinking problemsb. have satisfactory military or employment recordsc. not have a criminal recordd. have a science degree or its equivalente. never have had engaged in notoriously disgraceful conduct

4. In November 2001, ISS partners signed the Principles Regarding Processes and Criteria for Selection, Assignment, Training, and Certification of ISS Crewmembers, which listed all of the following requirements EXCEPT that visitors must

d. have a science degree or its equivalent (USRG 101,1,6)

5. What term does Dmitri’s wife use to describe him after he returns from Yalta?

a. the lower raceb. lady-killerc. unfaithfuld. inelegante. adulterer

5. What term does Dmitri’s wife use to describe him after he returns from Yalta?

b. lady-killer (ULRG 85,2,2)

6. Who is commonly considered by art historians to be the first Impressionist?

a. Manetb. Pissarroc. Sisleyd. Monete. Courbet

6. Who is commonly considered by art historians to be the first Impressionist?

a. Manet (UARG 23,2,2)

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Super Quiz 1Alternate Questions

1. Melamid and Komar were involved with all of the following projects EXCEPT

a. Berlin-Moscow/Moscow-Berlinb. Nostalgic Socialist Realismc. The Asian Elephant Art and Conservation Projectd. Recollections from the Twilight Zonee. Symbols of the Big Bang

1. Melamid and Komar were involved with all of the following projects EXCEPT

d. Recollections from the Twilight Zone

2. Which of the following entities was NOT a major institution in the economy of Soviet Russia?

a. cooperativesb. propiskasc. national state-owned firmsd. budgetary institutionse. regional state-owned firms

2. Which of the following entities was NOT a major institution in the economy of Soviet Russia?

b. propiskas (USERG 104,2,1-2)

3. In Doctor Zhivago, all of the following people are Tuntseva sisters EXCEPT

a. Galuzinab. Agrippinac. Simad. Glaphirae. Avodtya

3. In Doctor Zhivago, all of the following people are Tuntseva sisters EXCEPT

a. Galuzina (Doctor Zhivago Ch. 8)

4. Who wrote the document What Is to Be Done?, a political treatise that denounced moderate Marxism?

a. Leninb. Engelsc. Trotskyd. Hegele. Kerensky

4. Who wrote the document What Is to Be Done?, a political treatise that denounced moderate Marxism?

a. Lenin (USSRG 56,2,0)

5. Which selected artist in the Music Resource Guide, in order to distance himself from the Mighty Handful, never set his folk songs in a musical frame, instead quoting melodies in a seemingly random fashion?a. Alexander Mosolovb. Dmitri Shostakovich c. Alfred Schnittke d. Mikhail Glinkae. Igor Stravinsky

5. Which selected artist in the Music Resource Guide, in order to distance himself from the Mighty Handful, never set his folk songs in a musical frame, instead quoting melodies in a seemingly random fashion?

e. Igor Stravinsky (USMURG 77,1,2)

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