Question 1

Which of the following is the fastest-growing religious grouping in Russia?

Accepted Answer

A) Eastern Orthodox 
B) Catholics 
C) Muslims 
D) Sikhs 
E) Hindus 
A) Eastern Orthodox 
B) Catholics 
C) Muslims 
D) Sikhs 
E) Hindus

Question 2

Who was the first leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?

Accepted Answer

A) Peter the Great 
B) Nikita Kruschev 
C) Nikolai Lenin 
D) Karl Marx 
E) none of the above 
A) Peter the Great 
B) Nikita Kruschev 
C) Nikolai Lenin 
D) Karl Marx 
E) none of the above

Question 3

During the Russian Diaspora of the early 20th century,1/4 of these migrants settled in which American City?

Accepted Answer

A) Philadelphia 
B) New York City 
C) Washington,D.C. 
D) Chicago 
E) Pittsburgh 
A) Philadelphia 
B) New York City 
C) Washington,D.C. 
D) Chicago 
E) Pittsburgh

Question 4

In 2013,gas and oil accounted for roughly ________ of Russia's export earnings.

Accepted Answer

A) 25% 
B) 68% 
C) 50% 
D) 76% 
E) 6% 
A) 25% 
B) 68% 
C) 50% 
D) 76% 
E) 6%

Question 5

Higher mortality rates affecting older Russian men is attributed to:

Accepted Answer

A) increasing poverty and alcoholism 
B) material consumption 
C) nostalgia for Soviet Union 
D) increased industrial production 
A) increasing poverty and alcoholism 
B) material consumption 
C) nostalgia for Soviet Union 
D) increased industrial production

Question 6

Which of the following was true about Soviet industrialization?

Accepted Answer

A) expansion in less-developed regions 
B) regional production complexes 
C) secrecy from external military 
D) environmental problems 
E) all of the above 
A) expansion in less-developed regions 
B) regional production complexes 
C) secrecy from external military 
D) environmental problems 
E) all of the above

Question 7

Who were the Soviets who coordinated strikes in 1905?

Accepted Answer

A) peasants 
B) majority faction of the Russian Social Democrats 
C) state bureaucrats 
D) grassroots councils of workers 
E) the Tsar and royal family 
A) peasants 
B) majority faction of the Russian Social Democrats 
C) state bureaucrats 
D) grassroots councils of workers 
E) the Tsar and royal family

Question 8

Chernobyl,Ukraine,has become famous because of this event in 1986.

Accepted Answer

A) nuclear reactor accident 
B) demonstration against Soviet rule 
C) assassination of the Soviet leader 
D) nuclear weapons treaty signed by the Soviet Union and China 
E) launching of a manned mission to the Moon 
A) nuclear reactor accident 
B) demonstration against Soviet rule 
C) assassination of the Soviet leader 
D) nuclear weapons treaty signed by the Soviet Union and China 
E) launching of a manned mission to the Moon

Question 9

Which of the following is true about Indigenous people in the Russian Arctic?

Accepted Answer

A) Dolgan people herd reindeer 
B) seasonal ice is integral to life 
C) the tundra environment influences culture 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) Dolgan people herd reindeer 
B) seasonal ice is integral to life 
C) the tundra environment influences culture 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 10

Russia's "command economy" was established by which Soviet leader?

Accepted Answer

A) Lenin 
B) Gorbachev 
C) Yeltsin 
D) Putin 
E) Stalin 
A) Lenin 
B) Gorbachev 
C) Yeltsin 
D) Putin 
E) Stalin

Question 11

Which vegetation type found in the Russian Federation represents a cold-resistant,coniferous forest?

Accepted Answer

A) steppe 
B) tundra 
C) taiga 
D) volga 
E) none of these 
A) steppe 
B) tundra 
C) taiga 
D) volga 
E) none of these

Question 12

Which factor(s)weakened the Commonwealth of Independent States?

Accepted Answer

A) Ukraine's departure 
B) Eastern Europe's expansion to NATO 
C) annexation of Crimea 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) Ukraine's departure 
B) Eastern Europe's expansion to NATO 
C) annexation of Crimea 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 13

When did the Bolshevik Revolution occur?

Accepted Answer

A) 1917 
B) 1817 
C) 1945 
D) 1967 
E) 1989 
A) 1917 
B) 1817 
C) 1945 
D) 1967 
E) 1989

Question 14

The decline of the Mongol Empire in the 16th century saw the rise of:

Accepted Answer

A) western travelers and cities 
B) larger kingdoms and serfs 
C) the Tsars 
D) the Bolsheviks 
E) nomadic people and khans 
A) western travelers and cities 
B) larger kingdoms and serfs 
C) the Tsars 
D) the Bolsheviks 
E) nomadic people and khans

Question 15

The Siberian timber industry has transformed from government extraction to:

Accepted Answer

A) privatization 
B) irrigation farming 
C) nomadic pastoralism 
D) larch forests 
E) intensive cultivation 
A) privatization 
B) irrigation farming 
C) nomadic pastoralism 
D) larch forests 
E) intensive cultivation

Question 16

The Russian Federation has claimed what part of the Arctic "Frontier"?

Accepted Answer

A) Svalbard 
B) Lomonosov Ridge 
C) Northwest Passage 
D) Jan Mayen 
E) Northeast Passage 
A) Svalbard 
B) Lomonosov Ridge 
C) Northwest Passage 
D) Jan Mayen 
E) Northeast Passage

Question 17

What is one of the goals of the Russian Green Building Council?

Accepted Answer

A) wind power 
B) "no more rubbish" 
C) carbon neutral buildings 
D) solar and hydroelectric power 
E) endangered species protection 
A) wind power 
B) "no more rubbish" 
C) carbon neutral buildings 
D) solar and hydroelectric power 
E) endangered species protection

Question 18

When did the Soviet Union dissolve as a political entity?

Accepted Answer

A) 1927 
B) 1954 
C) 1989 
D) 2001 
E) 1943 
A) 1927 
B) 1954 
C) 1989 
D) 2001 
E) 1943

Question 19

Sunni Islam is the dominant religion in Central Asia and the Transcaucasus since:

Accepted Answer

A) 17th and 18th centuries 
B) September 11,2001 
C) 8th Century 
D) 14th Century 
E) the rise of ISIS 
A) 17th and 18th centuries 
B) September 11,2001 
C) 8th Century 
D) 14th Century 
E) the rise of ISIS

Question 20

This vegetation type of drought-resistant grasses also refers to a very dry climate,characteristic of southern Russia,Ukraine,and northern Central Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) steppe 
B) tundra 
C) taiga 
D) volga 
E) none of these 
A) steppe 
B) tundra 
C) taiga 
D) volga 
E) none of these

Which of the following is the fastest-growing religious grouping in Russia?

Who was the first leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?

During the Russian Diaspora of the early 20^th century,1/4 of these migrants settled in which American City?

In 2013,gas and oil accounted for roughly ________ of Russia's export earnings.

Higher mortality rates affecting older Russian men is attributed to:

Which of the following was true about Soviet industrialization?

Who were the Soviets who coordinated strikes in 1905?

Chernobyl,Ukraine,has become famous because of this event in 1986.

Which of the following is true about Indigenous people in the Russian Arctic?

Russia's "command economy" was established by which Soviet leader?

Which vegetation type found in the Russian Federation represents a cold-resistant,coniferous forest?

Which factor(s)weakened the Commonwealth of Independent States?

When did the Bolshevik Revolution occur?

The decline of the Mongol Empire in the 16^th century saw the rise of:

The Siberian timber industry has transformed from government extraction to:

The Russian Federation has claimed what part of the Arctic "Frontier"?

What is one of the goals of the Russian Green Building Council?

When did the Soviet Union dissolve as a political entity?

Sunni Islam is the dominant religion in Central Asia and the Transcaucasus since:

This vegetation type of drought-resistant grasses also refers to a very dry climate,characteristic of southern Russia,Ukraine,and northern Central Asia.

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Exam 3: The Russian Federation, central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

Which of the following is the fastest-growing religious grouping in Russia?

Who was the first leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?

During the Russian Diaspora of the early 20th century,1/4 of these migrants settled in which American City?

In 2013,gas and oil accounted for roughly ________ of Russia's export earnings.

Higher mortality rates affecting older Russian men is attributed to:

Which of the following was true about Soviet industrialization?

Who were the Soviets who coordinated strikes in 1905?

Chernobyl,Ukraine,has become famous because of this event in 1986.

Which of the following is true about Indigenous people in the Russian Arctic?

Russia's "command economy" was established by which Soviet leader?

Which vegetation type found in the Russian Federation represents a cold-resistant,coniferous forest?

Which factor(s)weakened the Commonwealth of Independent States?

When did the Bolshevik Revolution occur?

The decline of the Mongol Empire in the 16th century saw the rise of:

The Siberian timber industry has transformed from government extraction to:

The Russian Federation has claimed what part of the Arctic "Frontier"?

What is one of the goals of the Russian Green Building Council?

When did the Soviet Union dissolve as a political entity?

Sunni Islam is the dominant religion in Central Asia and the Transcaucasus since:

This vegetation type of drought-resistant grasses also refers to a very dry climate,characteristic of southern Russia,Ukraine,and northern Central Asia.

World Regions in Global Context

Europe

Middle East and North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

The United States and Canada

Latin America and the Caribbean

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania

Filters

During the Russian Diaspora of the early 20^th century,1/4 of these migrants settled in which American City?

The decline of the Mongol Empire in the 16^th century saw the rise of: