HISTORY AND LIFE OF RUSSIA

Ivan IV defeated the Mongols and declared himself the ____, or powerful ruler, of Russia.

• 1. A. prince

      

• 1. B. king

• 1.  C. dictator

• 1.  D. czar

The Communists took control of Russia in _____, after the Bolsheviks had seized control of the government.

• 1.  A.1906

• 1.  B.1910

• 1.  C.1917

• 1.  D.1920

The Communists combined the lands of small farmers into large, government-run farms called _____.

1.  

• 1. A.collectivization

• 1.  B.gulags

      

• 1. C.ghettos

• 1.  D.serfs

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia faced _____, which is the rise in prices for goods and services.

• 1.  A. deflation

      

• 1. B. recession

• 1.  C. inflation

• 1.  D. economic collapse

The resettlement programs of the czars and Soviets have made Siberia's population overwhelmingly _____.

• 1.  A. Mongol

• 1.  B. Turk

• 1.  C. Kazakh

• 1.  D. Russian

The largest religion in Russia remains _____.

1.  

• 1. A. Roman Catholicism

• 1.  B. Protestantism

• 1.  C. Eastern Orthodox

• 1.  D. Islam

Russia is widely known for its _____ architecture and churches.

• 1.  A. wooden

• 1.  B. steel

• 1.  C. copper

• 1.  D. gold