Question 1

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 2

The "Golden Age" of Russian high culture was:

Accepted Answer

A)  late 14th and early 15th centuries 
B)  late 19th and early 20th centuries 
C)  late 12th and early 13th centuries 
D)  late 20th and early 21st centuries 
E)  late 17th and early 18th centuries 
A)  late 14th and early 15th centuries 
B)  late 19th and early 20th centuries 
C)  late 12th and early 13th centuries 
D)  late 20th and early 21st centuries 
E)  late 17th and early 18th centuries

Question 3

Which of the following is the largest inland sea in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black 
B)  Mediterranean 
C)  Aral 
D)  Caspian 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Black 
B)  Mediterranean 
C)  Aral 
D)  Caspian 
E)  none of the above

Question 4

Oligarchs are a small group of individuals who acquired tremendous wealth in the 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Match each country with its capital.
-Turkmenistan

Accepted Answer

A) Minsk 
B) Ashkhabad 
C) Baku 
D) Yerevan 
E) Dushanbe
F)Bishkek
G)Tbilisi
H)Moscow
I)Tashkent
J)Astana 
A) Minsk 
B) Ashkhabad 
C) Baku 
D) Yerevan 
E) Dushanbe
F)Bishkek
G)Tbilisi
H)Moscow
I)Tashkent
J)Astana

Question 6

Match each country with its capital.
-Kyrgyzstan

Accepted Answer

A) Minsk 
B) Ashkhabad 
C) Baku 
D) Yerevan 
E) Dushanbe
F)Bishkek
G)Tbilisi
H)Moscow
I)Tashkent
J)Astana 
A) Minsk 
B) Ashkhabad 
C) Baku 
D) Yerevan 
E) Dushanbe
F)Bishkek
G)Tbilisi
H)Moscow
I)Tashkent
J)Astana

Question 7

Match each country with its capital.
-Uzbekistan

Accepted Answer

A) Minsk 
B) Ashkhabad 
C) Baku 
D) Yerevan 
E) Dushanbe
F)Bishkek
G)Tbilisi
H)Moscow
I)Tashkent
J)Astana 
A) Minsk 
B) Ashkhabad 
C) Baku 
D) Yerevan 
E) Dushanbe
F)Bishkek
G)Tbilisi
H)Moscow
I)Tashkent
J)Astana

Question 8

The most fertile soils would be found under which natural form of vegetation in the Russian Federation?

Accepted Answer

A)  steppe 
B)  tundra 
C)  taiga 
D)  forest 
E)  none of these vegetation types produces fertile soils 
A)  steppe 
B)  tundra 
C)  taiga 
D)  forest 
E)  none of these vegetation types produces fertile soils

Question 9

Match each country with its capital.
-Tajikistan

Accepted Answer

A) Minsk 
B) Ashkhabad 
C) Baku 
D) Yerevan 
E) Dushanbe
F)Bishkek
G)Tbilisi
H)Moscow
I)Tashkent
J)Astana 
A) Minsk 
B) Ashkhabad 
C) Baku 
D) Yerevan 
E) Dushanbe
F)Bishkek
G)Tbilisi
H)Moscow
I)Tashkent
J)Astana

Question 10

The crescent shaped dunes of the semi-desert and desert zone of Russia are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  moraines 
B)  silt 
C)  loess 
D)  barchans 
E)  inselbergs 
A)  moraines 
B)  silt 
C)  loess 
D)  barchans 
E)  inselbergs

Question 11

Most people in the Russian Federation are Orthodox Christians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

This was the origin of the modern state of Russia in the Middle Ages.

Accepted Answer

A)  a union of nomadic Asian tribes 
B)  the small principality of Muscovy 
C)  a Roman colony 
D)  part of Lithuania 
E)  a part of Germany 
A)  a union of nomadic Asian tribes 
B)  the small principality of Muscovy 
C)  a Roman colony 
D)  part of Lithuania 
E)  a part of Germany

Question 13

Lithuania, Belarus, southern Latvia, and western Ukraine became part of the Russian Empire during this person's reign.

Accepted Answer

A)  Peter the Great 
B)  Catherine the Great 
C)  Alexander the Great 
D)  Joseph Stalin 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Peter the Great 
B)  Catherine the Great 
C)  Alexander the Great 
D)  Joseph Stalin 
E)  none of the above

Question 14

Which Russian leader defeated the Tatars at the battle of Kazan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nicholas II 
B)  Catherine the Great 
C)  Peter the Great 
D)  Stalin 
E)  Ivan the Terrible 
A)  Nicholas II 
B)  Catherine the Great 
C)  Peter the Great 
D)  Stalin 
E)  Ivan the Terrible

Question 15

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

Question 16

Most Chechens are Sunni Muslims.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Since the fall of communism in the Russian Federation, life expectancies have increased for both men and women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

In 1986, a nuclear reactor exploded in a power facility at Chernobyl. What were the human and environmental consequences of this disaster? Today, what policy does the Russian Federation have regarding the storage of nuclear waste?

Accepted Answer

The explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear r

Question 20

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

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

The "Golden Age" of Russian high culture was:

Which of the following is the largest inland sea in the world?

Oligarchs are a small group of individuals who acquired tremendous wealth in the 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Match each country with its capital. -Turkmenistan

Match each country with its capital. -Kyrgyzstan

Match each country with its capital. -Uzbekistan

The most fertile soils would be found under which natural form of vegetation in the Russian Federation?

Match each country with its capital. -Tajikistan

The crescent shaped dunes of the semi-desert and desert zone of Russia are called:

Most people in the Russian Federation are Orthodox Christians.

This was the origin of the modern state of Russia in the Middle Ages.

Lithuania, Belarus, southern Latvia, and western Ukraine became part of the Russian Empire during this person's reign.

Which Russian leader defeated the Tatars at the battle of Kazan?

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

Most Chechens are Sunni Muslims.

Since the fall of communism in the Russian Federation, life expectancies have increased for both men and women.

When did the Soviet Union dissolve as a political entity?

In 1986, a nuclear reactor exploded in a power facility at Chernobyl. What were the human and environmental consequences of this disaster? Today, what policy does the Russian Federation have regarding the storage of nuclear waste?

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

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

The "Golden Age" of Russian high culture was:

Which of the following is the largest inland sea in the world?

Oligarchs are a small group of individuals who acquired tremendous wealth in the 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Match each country with its capital. -Turkmenistan

Match each country with its capital. -Kyrgyzstan

Match each country with its capital. -Uzbekistan

The most fertile soils would be found under which natural form of vegetation in the Russian Federation?

Match each country with its capital. -Tajikistan

The crescent shaped dunes of the semi-desert and desert zone of Russia are called:

Most people in the Russian Federation are Orthodox Christians.

This was the origin of the modern state of Russia in the Middle Ages.

Lithuania, Belarus, southern Latvia, and western Ukraine became part of the Russian Empire during this person's reign.

Which Russian leader defeated the Tatars at the battle of Kazan?

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

Most Chechens are Sunni Muslims.

Since the fall of communism in the Russian Federation, life expectancies have increased for both men and women.

When did the Soviet Union dissolve as a political entity?

In 1986, a nuclear reactor exploded in a power facility at Chernobyl. What were the human and environmental consequences of this disaster? Today, what policy does the Russian Federation have regarding the storage of nuclear waste?

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

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

Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific

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