Question 1 (0.5 points)

Question

Due to serious dogmatic differences between the Orthodox Church and the Western Christian churches, the Orthodox Church is not in communion with the Roman Catholic and Protestant communities.

Question 1 options:
True
False
Question 2 (0.5 points)
Almost two decades after the fall of communism, a number of Eastern European countries are still struggling to establish stable democracies.

Question 2 options:
True
False
Question 3 (0.5 points)
The rivalries between Serb, Croat and Muslim communities in Yugoslavia date back centuries.

Responses

Question 3 options:
True
False
Question 4 (0.5 points)
Who is believed to be the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church?

Question 4 options:

A pontiff

Jesus Christ

Bishop of Constantinople

Local priests

Question 5 (0.5 points)
Why are young Eastern European democracies at an increased risk for turmoil during a global recession?

Question 5 options:

Anger against increased democracy

Failure of the free market system

Government corruption

Lack of help from the E.U.

Question 6 (0.5 points)
Which country had the most private ownership in the 1960s and 70s, based on this chart?

Chart

Question 6 options:

Hungary

Poland

USSR

Yugoslavia

Question 7 (0.5 points)
What event in 1991 prompted a huge uprising in the Balkans?

Question 7 options:

The Serbs began their fight to create a "Greater Serbia.

The Muslims voted to oust Croats and Serbs from the former Yugoslavia.

The Serbian controlled government of the former Yugoslavia voted to separate from Slovenia and Croatia.

Slovenia and Croatia declared independence from the former Yugoslavia.

Question 8 (0.5 points)
The nation of Yugoslavia was created after World War I. What was it first called?

Question 8 options:

The Slav Republic

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Croatian Republic

Question 9 (0.5 points)
Who masterminded the Bolshevik takeover of power in Russia in 1917 and was the architect and first head of the Soviet state?

Question 9 options:

Lenin

Stalin

Krupskaya

Trotsky

Question 10 (0.5 points)
What were Stalin's five year plans?

Question 10 options:

Plans to convert the country into an egalitarian, communist nation

Plans to modernize the economy to keep up with the West

Plans to eliminate weak workers and bad factories that delayed production

Plans to create more housing, jobs, and schools, for all the people of the country

Question 11 (0.5 points)
What did the destruction of the Berlin Wall signify?

Question 11 options:

the end to socialism in Eastern Europe

a new era in international travel and tourism

the failure of Cold War diplomacy

the end of the Cold War

Question 12 (0.5 points)
What was the term "Cold War" referring to?

Question 12 options:

The U.S. and the U.S.S.R. were at the point, without there being an actual war.

The U.S. and the U.S.S.R. were only using modern technology, nothing hot like guns and bombs.

The U.S. and the U.S.S.R. only met in Siberia for serious talks - a very, very cold region.

The U.S. and the U.S.S.R. got along pretty well, but not as well as they did during WWII.

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions:

Question 1:
True
The Orthodox Church is not in communion with the Roman Catholic and Protestant communities due to serious dogmatic differences.

Question 2:
True
Many Eastern European countries continue to struggle with stable democracies nearly two decades after the fall of communism.

Question 3:
True
Rivalries between Serb, Croat, and Muslim communities in Yugoslavia do date back centuries.

Question 4:
Bishop of Constantinople
The Bishop of Constantinople is often considered the spiritual head of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Question 5:
Government corruption
Young Eastern European democracies are at increased risk during global recessions partly due to issues related to government corruption.

Question 6:
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia had the most private ownership in the 1960s and 70s.

Question 7:
Slovenia and Croatia declared independence from the former Yugoslavia.
This event in 1991 prompted significant upheaval in the Balkans.

Question 8:
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
Yugoslavia was initially called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes after World War I.

Question 9:
Lenin
Lenin was the mastermind behind the Bolshevik takeover in 1917 and the first head of the Soviet state.

Question 10:
Plans to modernize the economy to keep up with the West
Stalin's five-year plans were aimed at modernizing the Soviet economy.

Question 11:
the end of the Cold War
The destruction of the Berlin Wall is often seen as a symbol of the end of the Cold War.

Question 12:
The U.S. and the U.S.S.R. were at the point, without there being an actual war.
The term "Cold War" refers to the state of tension and hostility that existed between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. without direct armed conflict.