Test 6 Review

The last czar of Russia was...

• Alexander II

• Nicholas I

• Nicholas II

• Alexei

The capital of Russia is St. Petersburg

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The capital of Russia is Moscow

The leader of the Bolsheviks and the first head of government for the Soviet Union was...

• Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Vladimir Lenin

• Alexander Romanov

The Soviet Union's economy was...

• Free Market

• Mixed

• Command

This leader of the Soviet Union was very brutal. Under his rule, the government had complete control over the economy and lives of the people. Anyone who disagreed with his policies would be arrested and either executed or sent to a labor camp.

• Vladimir Lenin

• Nicholas II

• Trofim Lysenko

• Joseph Stalin

What is the longest mountain range in the Americas?

• The Rockies

• The Andes

• The Sierra Madre Occidental

• The Appalachians

Which of the following rivers is the second longest in length, but the largest river by volume?

• The Nile River

• The Mississippi River

• The Yellow River

• The Amazon River

This South American civilization excelled in architecture and engineering and created the largest empire in the Americas up to that point in history.

• The Inca

• The Maya

• The Aztecs

• The Olmecs

Which of the following men defeated the Inca Empire?

• Hernan Cortes

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Ponce de Leon

• Francisco Pizarro

Machu Picchu is an example of Mayan architecture.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Machu Picchu is an Incan ruin, not Mayan.