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QUESTIONS
1. Anatoly Chubais is known informally as a:
a. "power vertical" of Russian politics
b. criminal code" of Russia's jurisprudence
c. "founding father" of the Duma
d. "gray cardinal" and kingmaker of Russian politics
2. What are the Subjects of the Russian Federation?
a. specially recognized territorial units within the federal state
b. every person who pledges allegiance to the Russian state
c. republics with a sizable majority of non-Russians
d. republics with a sizable majority of ethnic Russians
3. Which elected office did Putin have prior to his presidency in 2000?
a. a deputy of the Duma
b. Chair of the Duma
c. Head of the Federation Council
d. none
4. Name one government job that Putin did not have:
a. Deputy Mayor of a city
b. sident's Chief of Staff
c. Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
d. Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation
5. Boris Yeltsin left his office:
a. exactly when his second term expired
b. before his second term expired
c. six months after his official term expired
d. ten months after his official term expired
6. President Putin did not participate in one of these activities (identify one)
a. shooting a polar bear to tranquilize the animal
b. riding bare-chested on a horse through the Siberian wilderness
c. co-piloting forest fire planes
d. arm-wrestling with Arnold Schwarzenegger
7. Putin was working as a Soviet spy in which country?
a. the United States
b. Finland
c. Japan
d. Germany
8. The 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation was finally adopted by:
a. Yeltsin
b. Putin
c. the Military Commission
d. a nationwide referendum
9. The "masculinity image" attributed to Putin combines these two features:
a. sexism and warmongering
b. racism and sexism
c. risk-taking and physical strength
d. stubbornness and conscientiousness
10. The length of the Presidential term in Russia has been changed in 2008 from:
a. four to six years
b. four to seven years
c. five to six years
d. five to seven years