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NAME: The Bosnian War and Life under Siege in Sarajevo: Final Assessment Multiple Choice: 5 points each 1. Yugoslavia was a federation of six republics under the leadership of -- A) Radovan Karadzic B) Alija Izetbegovic C) Slobodan Milosevic D) Josip Broz Tito 2. Which republics first declared independence from Yugoslavia? A) Macedonia and Slovenia B) Bosnia and Serbia C) Croatia and Slovenia D) Serbia and Montenegro 3. Who was vying for territory in Bosnia? A) Croatia and Serbia B) Montenegro and Macedonia C) Slovenia and Serbia D) Serbia and Macedonia 4. Generally speaking, what religion do Serbs follow? A) Roman Catholicism B) Eastern Orthodox C) Judaism D) Islam 5. Why do many Serbs, still to this day, feel animosity towards the Bosnian Muslims? A) because Islam does not believe Jesus was the son of God B) because they are fearful of radical Islamic fundamentalism C) because they are associated with the Ottoman Empire's invasion of the region D) because they don't agree in religiously mixed relationships 6. What are the key factors leading up to the break up of Yugoslavia? A) the death of the federation's leader B) economic decline after the fall of the Soviet Union C) tensions within Serbia's autonomous regions D) all of the above 7. In contrast to the Bosnia the world saw during wartime, what modern event highlighted Bosnia in better days? A) the 1984 Winter Olympic Games B) the 1986 World Cup C) the 1976 establishment of national health care D) the 1993 Miss Sarajevo Beauty Pageant 8. What musical piece did the cellist of Sarajevo play? A) Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 B) Vivaldi's The Four Seasons C) Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor D) Mozart's Serenade No. 13 9. Why did the cellist of Sarajevo perform for twenty-two days? A) to commemorate the first twenty-two days of the Bosnian War B) to commemorate the twenty-two people who died while waiting in line for bread C) to commemorate the victims of Bijeljina D) to commemorate the contestants of the Miss Sarajevo Beauty Pageant 10. How long did the siege on Sarajevo last? A) 565 days B) 987 days C) 1,209 days D) 1,425 days Short Essay Questions: 25 points each 1) In a well-crafted short essay (200 – 300 words), describe life in Sarajevo during the siege. Include reasons for the war and how it affected the citizens of Sarajevo. Offer specific examples and explain the major impacts of the siege. 2) In a well-crafted, short, reflective essay (200 – 300 words), explain the most important lessons you learned during the Bosnian War and Life under Siege in Sarajevo unit. Cite specific examples of what impacted you the most and speculate how you might have felt and survived had you lived through the war. Include sample comparisons you can observe going on in the world today. .

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