05-07-2006, 10:25 PM
Hi All,
My prep for USSR is going well and I will probably take the exam this coming week or the week after (depending on the test center's schedule).
I am very much enjoying this material. My crazy old aunty, back in England, was an "armchair" Socialist. I spent many hours, as a kid, patiently listening to her rants about Marxism, the Soviets, and the evils of Capitalism. LOL
I loved her very much..but she was stark raving mad! I was the only person in the entire family who would ever just sit and listen to her.
Anyway, as a result, a lot of this information came flooding back to me once I began studying it.
It has certainly been a wild ride for the Russian people over the centuries, hasn't it? Those poor people. I almost stood up and clapped when I read the last item on Instantcert:
"On December 25, 1991, Gorbachev resigned as President and 6 days later, the USSR formally ceased to exist."
Yeah! Freedom!
I do have a couple more questions for the USSR Exam gurus amongst us...
1) Is it enough for me to memorize the names of a few of the major Russian writers, painters, architects etc? Or will they ask what their most famous works were as well?
2) One question on the DANTES fact sheet asked about the nationality of Gorbachev's Foreign Minister. Are there many of these type of questions on the exam? Is it enough to know the major players under each leader, or do I also need to know what nationality they were..and who their mother-in-law's best friend's sister was etc. (eesh)?
3) Are there any "map" questions on the exam (ie, identify this country on the map)?
I think that's it for now...thanks for you patience,
Snazzlefrag
My prep for USSR is going well and I will probably take the exam this coming week or the week after (depending on the test center's schedule).
I am very much enjoying this material. My crazy old aunty, back in England, was an "armchair" Socialist. I spent many hours, as a kid, patiently listening to her rants about Marxism, the Soviets, and the evils of Capitalism. LOL
I loved her very much..but she was stark raving mad! I was the only person in the entire family who would ever just sit and listen to her.
Anyway, as a result, a lot of this information came flooding back to me once I began studying it.
It has certainly been a wild ride for the Russian people over the centuries, hasn't it? Those poor people. I almost stood up and clapped when I read the last item on Instantcert:
"On December 25, 1991, Gorbachev resigned as President and 6 days later, the USSR formally ceased to exist."
Yeah! Freedom!
I do have a couple more questions for the USSR Exam gurus amongst us...
1) Is it enough for me to memorize the names of a few of the major Russian writers, painters, architects etc? Or will they ask what their most famous works were as well?
2) One question on the DANTES fact sheet asked about the nationality of Gorbachev's Foreign Minister. Are there many of these type of questions on the exam? Is it enough to know the major players under each leader, or do I also need to know what nationality they were..and who their mother-in-law's best friend's sister was etc. (eesh)?
3) Are there any "map" questions on the exam (ie, identify this country on the map)?
I think that's it for now...thanks for you patience,
Snazzlefrag
My name is Rob
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Exams/Courses Passed (43):
- Courses (4): 1 Excelsior, 1 CSU-Pueblo, 2 Penn Foster.
- Exams (39): 24 DSST, 15 CLEP.
Total Credits: 142 (12 not used).
[SIZE=1]GPA: 4.0
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Exams/Courses Passed (43):
- Courses (4): 1 Excelsior, 1 CSU-Pueblo, 2 Penn Foster.
- Exams (39): 24 DSST, 15 CLEP.
Total Credits: 142 (12 not used).
[SIZE=1]GPA: 4.0
[/SIZE]
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