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Unit II. Movement to the far east Lesson 1. Expeditions of Ivan Moskvitin and Vasily Poyarkov

1. History test. Find the correct word or phrase to complete the sentences:

• Exploration of the Far Eastern lands by Russian people started in …

a) the 17th century b) 18th century

• One of the main reasons to explore the Far East was …

a) sable fur b) salmon caviar

• At that time Russia got …

a) silver coins from Europe in exchange for sable fur

b) gunpowder and paper from China in exchange for sable fur

• In the 17th century Russia …

a) had access to the Western seas b) had no access to the Western seas

• Expeditions to the Far East were based on …

a) the support of the Tzar’s treasury b) on the initiative of the devotees and explorers

• … became the center of Russian colonization at the Pacific in the 17th century.

a) Yakutsk b) Irkutsk

• The first prominent explorer of the Far East was …

a) Ivan Moskvitin b) Vasily Poyarkov