Jesus Christ Superstar banned in Russian city
Oct. 01, 2012
Q: Christian activists in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia successfully sought a ban on the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. Where is Russia on this map?
Circle the area on this map
Q: The 1971 musical was actually sanctioned by religious leaders during its premiere in Russia in 1990. What branch of Christianity is predominant in Russia?
A. Catholic
B. Coptic
C. Orthodox
D. Protestant
Q: Three members of a punk rock band were sentenced to two years in jail this year after they protested ties between church leaders and politicians by performing in a Russian Orthodox cathedral in the capital . . .
A. Kiev
B. Moscow
C. Saint Petersburg
D. Warsaw
Q: The Russian Orthodox Church has been gaining power since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Which of these areas of the former Soviet Union did NOT become an independent nation after the collapse?
A. Ukraine
B. Latvia
C. Georgia
D. Chechnya
Q: The Russian Orthodox Church has become almost a state religion under Vladimir Putin, and it has supported his tough crackdown on political dissent. Under the Soviet Union, Putin was a member of which secret police and spy agency?
A. KGB
B. Gestapo
C. Cheka
D. Stasi
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