Russia Test Review 1

Which religious tradition separated from the Roman Catholic Church in Europe, spread to Russia, and blended into Russia culture?

• Communism
• Eastern Orthodoxy

What cultural pattern in Central Asia resulted from historic migrations of Arabs to this region?

• Islam was introduced into the region.
• Soviet control of the region came to an end.

Which historical factor most influenced the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991?

• Many former Soviet states adopted a communist government.
• Many former Soviet states had once been independent nations.

Which conflict resulted in expanding the territory of the Soviet Union?

• WWII
• Cold War

Although Kazakh is the official language of Kazakhstan, Russian is widely spoken in the region because —

• The Kazakhstan government requires schools to teach Russian.
• The Soviets forced many Russians to move to Kazakhstan.

Most Russian urban centers are located in which part of the country?

• East
• West

After the break-up of the Soviet Union several independent republics gained freedom from Soviet communist control and with that an increase in entrepreneurship. How would this benefit the economies of these independent republics?

• Investment in new business projects created growth.
• Russian businesses took over government services.

After gaining independence, several former-Soviet republics sold government-owned business to private individuals and encouraged private investment in businesses. These types of economic activities are characteristic of a —

• market economy
• command economy

In a communist economic system, such as that of the former Soviet Union, economic decisions are primarily made by —

• consumers and producers
• the central government

The government of Russia is considered more limited than the government of the Soviet Union because —

• The people are allowed to vote in elections.
• The government has control over the economy.