History vs. Lenin Quiz

Who helped overthrow the Russian tsar Nicholas II in 1917 and founded the Soviet Union?

• Stalin

• Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin)

• Alexander Kerensky

• Nicholas II

What was the name of the Russian tsar who was overthrown?

• Nicholas II

• Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov

• Alexander Kerensky

• Stalin

Who led the provisional government after the tsar's abdication?

• Nicholas II

• Alexander Kerensky

• Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov

• Stalin

Who was responsible for the purges and executions of other socialist and anarchist parties?

• Nicholas II

• Alexander Kerensky

• Stalin

• Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov

What were some of the advancements achieved during Lenin's regime?

• Unprecedented opportunities for women

• Modern industrial superpower

• Best educated population

• All of the above

Who succeeded Lenin as the leader of the Soviet Union?

• Vladimir Putin

• Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

What did Russia become in a few decades under Lenin's efforts?

• A Monarchy

• A Socialist utopia

• An Industrial superpower

• A Democratic republic

What did the Bolsheviks do after gaining power?

• Established a democracy

• Executed other socialist parties

• Promoted freedom of speech

• Abolished the military

What did Lenin establish that led to decades of totalitarianism?

• A socialist order

• A democratic government

• A cult of personality

• A capitalist economy

What did the Bolsheviks do to the Tsar's family?

• Exiled them

• Pardoned them

• Arrested them

• Executed them