1.
How has the Polish economy changed since the fall of the communist government?
Collective farms were built.
A socialist system was adopted.
The foreign debt was paid.
People own and run their own businesses.
2.
Serbs, Croats, and Bosniaks have different _____.
educational systems
religions
spoken languages
economies
3.
What happened with the collapse of the communist government that strengthened the Polish economy?
The large collective farms were broken up into small family farms.
Many foreigners began to invest their money in Poland.
Poland’s industries were privatized almost overnight.
Taxes and wages were immediately doubled.
4.
How has Polish life changed since the fall of the communist government?
There is very little unemployment.
People have access to more consumer goods.
The government supports high prices for farm produce.
Foreigners have been afraid to invest there.
5.
Which language is spoken by the majority of the population in Poland today?
Polish
Slavic
German
Russian
6.
The largest Jewish population of Poland in the past has been estimated at how many people?
more than 3 million
a few thousand
about 50,000
about 1 million
7.
The area that was once Yugoslavia is now occupied by _____ separate countries.
three
six
nine
twelve
8.
With which country did Yugoslavia ally and trade after World War II?
Italy
the Soviet Union
France
the United States
9.
About how large is the area covered by the Balkans?
slightly smaller than the state of Texas
about the size of Canada
about the size of the state of Connecticut
slightly smaller than the United States
10.
Which means “a person who develops original ideas in order to start new businesses”?
capitalist
communist
investor
entrepreneur
11.
Which is a correct statement about Poland’s change from communism to capitalism?
Poland changed very slowly and carefully.
Poland has had more difficulty than other Eastern European countries in making the change.
Poland has been very successful in making the change.
Poland set up a stock market as soon as the communist government was replaced.
12.
What percentage of Poles today are Catholic?
10 percent
50 percent
75 percent
90 percent
13.
How did the communist government approach language in Poland?
It forbid the speaking of Polish in private homes and churches.
It forbid the speaking of Polish in schools and the government.
It required all minorities to learn to speak fluent Polish.
It forced schoolchildren to learn Russian.
14.
Which has been the center of Polish tradition for centuries?
the Polish Orthodox Church
the government
the university system
the Catholic Church
15.
What was a chief cause of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
There were tensions among different ethnic groups.
No one country wanted to take control of the region.
A popular leader was assassinated.
Treaties were violated.
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