Byzantine influence can be seen in Russian literature because:

a. the Russians allowed only literature from the Byzantine Empire into the country

b. educated Russians read all the Greek classics

c. the Russians translated Greek and religious texts into Russian

d. Russians following the Eastern Orthodox religion read only religious texts

Which statement best states the Russian duke's view of the Mongols?

A. The Mongols were interested only in plunder and treasure but not in controlling Russian territory.

B.The Mongols used horse-mounted warfare and gunpowder to completely overpower and destroy enemies.

C. The Russians had been fooled by rumors of Mongol atrocities.

D. The Russians lost because they were inexperienced in warfare.

How do you think Central Asia's indigenous peoples might view Russian culture and ethnic Russians who live in their countries today?

Rewrite the paragraph on the following page, adding or deleting commas in order to correct sentences that are incorrectly punctuated. If a sentence is already correct, write $C$.

EXAMPLE: Do you know what the second-largest, Russian city is? Do you know what the second-largest Russian city is?

The German name of the capital was kept for two centuries but in 1914 was Russianized to Petrograd by Czar Nicholar II.

Determine which, if any, of the three statements are equivalent. (a) Cher did not sing "Believe" or Sting did not sing "Russians." (b) If Cher sang "Beljeve" then Sting sang "Russians ." (c) It is false that Sting sang "Russian s" and Cher did not sing "Believe."

Choose the best answers to complete the sentences or to answer the following questions. Which group eventually gained power in Russia after the Russian Revolution? A. White Russians B. Socialists C. Communists D. Republican

Derive the conclusion of the following arguments. Use conditional proof or indirect proof as needed. There are at most two scientists in the laboratory. At least two scientists in the laboratory are Russians. No Russians are Chinese. Therefore, if Norene is a Chinese scientist, then she is not in the laboratory. (Sx: x is a scientist; Lx: x is in the laboratory; Rx: x is Russian; Cx: x is Chinese; n: Norene)

What marked the end of the Russian monarchy?

A) the Russian Civil War

B) the Russian Revolution

C) the tsar and his family's move to Siberia

D) the execution of the tsar and his family

How did the Soviet command economy and the Russian market economy affect the Russian people?

How do "Russian communism" and "Russian capitalism" compare with ideal forms of communism and capitalism?

How would you say 'the Spanish tortilla, the chocolate, the Russian salad, the Russian salad' in Spanish?

How have Russian artists, musicians, and writers inspired the Russian people during difficult times?

How did the Russian Empire transform the life of its conquered people and of the Russian homeland itself?

a. Write pseudocode for the Russian peasant multiplication algorithm.

b. What is the time efficiency class of Russian peasant multiplication?

When Marlow asks what Kurtz had traded for ivory, what does the Russian reply?

a) The Russian explains that Kurtz had traded his soul for ivory.

b) The Russian states that Kurtz had exchanged European goods for ivory.

c) The Russian reveals that Kurtz had traded ivory for precious gems.

d) The Russian says that Kurtz had not traded for ivory; he had taken it by force.

The best title of this essay is:

A. The Role of the Communist Party in the Russian Revolution

B. The Failure of Czar Nicholas II.

C. The Three Stages of the Russian Revolution.

D. The Role of Lenin in the Russian Revolution.

E. The Triumph of Socialism in Russia.

The following passage contains mistakes in capitalization, grammar, and punctuation. Read the passage. Then answer the following questions. Mark your answers on a separate sheet of paper. (1) About a third of Kazakhstan's people are Ethnic Russians. (2) Kazakh and Russian—both official languages. (3) Many ethnic Kazakh's grow up speaking Russian at home and they have to learn Kazakh in school today. Rewrite line 2 to make it a complete sentence.

Which of the following were the causes of the Russian Revolution of 1917? Check all that apply.

A. Disunity of the anti-Communist forces

B. Rasputin's influence

C. Funding for the Bolsheviks from the United States and Great Britain

D. Most Russians being strong Communists

Russia has recently begun a push for stricter smoking regulations, similar to those in Western countries, regarding cigarette advertising, smoking in public places, and other issues. The Russia DATAfile contains sample data on Russian smoking habits that are consistent with those reported by The Wall Street Journal (The Wall Street Journal, October 16, 2012). Using Excel, analyse the data and respond to the following questions. a. Produce a point estimate as well as a $95 \%$ confidence interval for the proportion of Russians who smoke. b. Create a point estimate and a $95 \%$ confidence interval for a Russian's mean annual per capita consumption (number of cigarettes). c. For those Russians who do smoke, estimate the number of cigarettes smoked per day.

Was Poland part of the Russian Empire?

Combine each pair of sentences by using one or more conjunctions.

My sister does not speak Russian. My sister does not read Russian.

a. Apply the Russian peasant algorithm to compute 26 . 47.

b. From the standpoint of time efficiency, does it matter whether we multiply n by m or m by n by the Russian peasant algorithm?

Translate the following statements. Statements containing definite descriptions. The man who composed The Nutcracker was Russian. (Mx: x is a man; Cxy: x composed y; Rx: x was Russian; n: The Nutcracker)

Why did the rulers of Kievan Russia reject western European religious and political models?

a. The invasions of the Norse had alienated Kiev from all things European.

b. Western European monarchs repeatedly tried to invade the Russian heartland, creating strong resentment.

c. Orthodox Christianity spread to Kiev from Constantinople, and Russian trade ties were to the south and east.

d. The Khazars had conquered Kiev, forcing the Russians to convert to Judaism and swear allegiance to the Khazar dual kings.

The following passage contains mistakes in capitalization, grammar, and punctuation. Read the passage. Then answer the following questions. Mark your answers on a separate sheet of paper. (1) About a third of Kazakhstan's people are Ethnic Russians. (2) Kazakh and Russian—both official languages. (3) Many ethnic Kazakh's grow up speaking Russian at home and they have to learn Kazakh in school today. Which sentence contains incorrect capitalization? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. None of them