Eastern Europe and Western Russia Quiz

What forms the eastern border of Eastern Europe and Western Russia?

• The Lesser Caucasus Mountains

• The Greater Caucasus Mountains

• The Carpathian Mountains

• The Ural Mountains

Which river is the longest river in Europe and the most important waterway in Russia?

• The Don River

• The Volga River

• The Dnieper River

• The Danube River

Which ethnic group includes Poles, Serbs, Ukrainians, and other Eastern Europeans?

• Romanians

• Ukrainians

• Magyars

• Slavs

Who declared himself czar of Russia after defeating the Mongols?

• Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• Ivan IV

• Vladimir Putin

Which country was not occupied and installed with a communist government by the Soviet army after World War II?

• Hungary

• Czechoslovakia

• Poland

• Romania

Who was elected president of Russia in 2000, 2004, and 2012?

• Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

• Vladimir Putin

• Joseph Stalin

• Vladimir Putin

Which city is the biggest in Russia?

• Moscow

• St. Petersburg

• Minsk

• Kiev

Which religion is practiced by a sizeable group of people in Eastern Europe and Western Russia?

• Judaism

• Eastern Orthodoxy

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

Which writer added the word 'robot' to the language with his 1921 play R.U.R?

• Tolstoy

• Karel Capek

• Dostoevsky

• Chekov

What is the main challenge faced by Eastern Europe and Western Russia after the collapse of the USSR?

• Modernizing industries and governments

• Economic opportunity

• Political oppression

• Living conditions