Pre-Test on Russia

What is the largest country in the world by land area?

• Canada

• China

• Russia

• United States

Which mountain range separates Europe and Asia?

• The Alps

• The Himalayas

• The Ural Mountains

• The Rocky Mountains

Who was the first Tsar of Russia?

• Peter the Great

• Ivan the Terrible

• Catherine the Great

• Nicholas II

What was the name of the Russian royal family that ruled until the 1917 revolution?

• The Romanovs

• The Ruriks

• The Bolsheviks

• The Medvedevs

What is the traditional Russian nesting doll called?

• Babushka

• Matryoshka

• Pirozhki

• Samovar

Which of the following is a famous Russian ballet composer?

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

• Johann Sebastian Bach

What type of government does Russia have?

• Monarchy

• Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic

• Direct democracy

• Theocracy

Who has been the president of Russia since 2012?

• Dmitry Medvedev

• Boris Yeltsin

• Vladimir Putin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

What is the capital city of Russia?

• St. Petersburg

• Moscow

• Novosibirsk

• Vladivostok

Which of these is a major Russian river?

• Nile

• Amazon

• Volga

• Mississippi