Question 1

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In the 1970s, the common language of Central Asia was Russian.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true as Russian was the common language of Central Asia during the Soviet Union era, which included the 1970s.

Question 2

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In Uzbekistan, the majority of the population live near river valleys and alluvial fans.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true as river valleys and alluvial fans are the main locations of settlements in Uzbekistan.

Question 3

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Afghanistan was never colonized by outside powers, and is one of the few countries of the world to have inherited the boundaries of its pre-modern indigenous kingdom.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true as Afghanistan was never colonized by outside powers and inherited the boundaries of its pre-modern indigenous kingdom.

Question 4

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The collapsible, felt-covered structures the Mongolians live in as they tend their herds of sheep and cattle are called yaks.

Accepted Answer

yurts

Question 5

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Chinese have allowed many Buddhist monasteries to open, but their activities are severely limited.

Accepted Answer

The Chinese government has allowed the opening of Buddhist monasteries, but they often impose restrictions on their activities.

Question 6

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Followers of Lamaist Buddhism suffered brutal persecution when China invaded Tibet.

Accepted Answer

The followers of Buddhism in Tibet practiced a form of Buddhism known as Tibetan Buddhism or Vajrayana Buddhism, not Lamaist Buddhism.

Question 7

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Pashtun is an Indo-European language.

Accepted Answer

Pashtun, also known as Pashto, is indeed an Indo-European language, belonging to the Eastern Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group.

Question 8

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Mongolian is the most common language group in Central Asia.

Accepted Answer

Turkic

Question 9

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Dalai Lama is the religious and political leader of Tibet.

Accepted Answer

The Dalai Lama is indeed the religious and political leader of Tibet.

Question 10

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Since the 1960s, the largest proportion of migrants to Tibet and the western provinces of China have been Mongolians.

Accepted Answer

ethnic Han Chinese

Question 11

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Kazakhstan has the strongest tradition of monasticism in Central Asia.

Accepted Answer

Tibet

Question 12

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In the Tarim Basin, most of the population lives in the foothills of the mountains along the basin's edge.

Accepted Answer

Most of the population in the Tarim Basin indeed lives in the foothills of the mountains along the basin's edge due to the availability of water and arable land.

Question 13

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Lamaism is most closely associated with the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan.

Accepted Answer

Tibet

Question 14

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Tibetan separatists have created Xinjiang's "Free Eastern Turkestan Movement."

Accepted Answer

Uyghur

Question 15

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Most of the population of Tibet live in the central portion of the country.

Accepted Answer

southern

Question 16

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Kazakhstan's population in the agricultural lands of the north is relatively clustered.

Accepted Answer

evenly spaced

Question 17

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Wahhabis are an ultra orthodox Islamic group that was in power in Afghanistan until the United States military intervened in the fall of 2001.

Accepted Answer

Taliban

Question 18

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Samarkand and Bukhara, in Uzbekistan, were famous in medieval Europe for their silk.

Accepted Answer

wealth and lavish architecture

Question 19

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Afghanistan is currently developing a new government after the expulsion of the Taliban by U.S., British, and Northern Alliance forces.

Accepted Answer

The Taliban were not expelled, but rather overthrown, by U.S., British, and Northern Alliance forces.

Question 20

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Most residents of Central Asia live near the intersection of mountains and plains.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true as most residents of Central Asia do live near the intersection of mountains and plains. No correction is needed.

Quiz 10: Central Asia