Russia Quiz

Why is Lake Baikal significant?

• It is shrinking because of too much irrigation.

• It is frozen 12 months of the year.

• It is the starting point of the Trans-Siberia Railway.

• It holds 20 percent if Earth's fresh water.

What is European Russia's longest river?

• Dvina

• Lena

• Volga

• Yenisey

Which of the following is true of the Russian Far East?

• It is the coldest region in Russia.

• It lies just east of the Ural Mountains.

• It has many active volcanoes.

• It is home to the city of St. Petersburg.

Which of the following does Russia lack?

• petroleum reserves

• many usable harbors

• coniferous forests

• continuous, long coastlines

What group makes up 80 percent of Russian citizens?

• Armenians

• Mongols

• Slavs

• Turks

Which communist leader was known for brutal policies that led to the deaths of millions of Russians?

• Nikita Krushchev

• Vladimir Lenin

• Josef Stalin

• Boris Yeltsin

Which empire influenced the religion, architecture, and art of Kievan Rus?

• Byzantine empire

• Han China

• Mongol empire

• Ottoman empire

What event caused so much unrest that it helped bring about the Russian Revolution?

• Crimean War

• October Manifesto

• Russo-Japanese War

• World War I

During the 1700s and 1800s, how did Russia differ from Western Europe?

• It was the first country to build a railway across its nation.

• It established the first communist government in the world.

• It freed its serfs, while other nations kept them bound to the land.

• It did not develop industry or representative government.

What was the unexpected result of Mikhail Gorbachev's reform?

• The tsar was killed.

• The Soviet Union fell apart.

• Stalin came to power.

• Voters elected Vladimir Putin.