7B.5 Empress of the Enlightenment

Why did Catherine the Great decide not to free Russia's serfs?

• She believed it would cause economic instability.

• She thought they were better off as serfs.

• She was afraid of a peasant revolt.

• She wanted to maintain the support of the nobility.

What was Catherine the Great able to do that Peter the Great wasn't?

• Modernize the Russian military.

• Expand Russian territory to the Black Sea.

• Establish a warm-water port.

• All of the above.

What did Catherine the Great do in Alaska?

• She sold it to the United States.

• She established the first Russian settlement.

• She visited the territory personally.

• She never did anything in Alaska.

What was one of Catherine the Great's contributions to Russian culture?

• She founded the first Russian university.

• She wrote the first Russian novel.

• She introduced the potato to Russia.

• She patronized the arts and literature.

How did Catherine the Great come to power in Russia?

• She was elected by the Russian people.

• She inherited the throne from her husband.

• She led a successful military coup.

• She married into the royal family and then took power.

What was the name of the legislative commission Catherine the Great convened to reform Russian laws?

• The Duma

• The Zemsky Sobor

• The Legislative Assembly

• The Commission on the Codification of Laws

Which European philosopher greatly influenced Catherine the Great's views on governance?

• John Locke

• Voltaire

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Immanuel Kant

What did Catherine the Great's Charter of the Nobility do?

• It abolished serfdom.

• It granted nobles greater power over their serfs.

• It reduced the power of the nobility.

• It established a constitutional monarchy.

Why is Catherine the Great's reign often considered the Golden Age of the Russian Empire?

• Because of the vast expansion of Russian territory.

• Due to the flourishing of arts and sciences.

• Because Russia became a democratic state.

• Because of the successful military campaigns against all its enemies.