History of Russia Practice Quiz

In the 900s, where did the Slav hunters, farmers, and fishermen settle?

• Near the Volga River and Dnieper River

• Near the Ural Mountains

• Near the Black Sea

• Near the Caspian Sea

What are the two rivers near which the East Slavs, the Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians settled?

• Volga and Dnieper

• Danube and Don

• Ob and Yenisei

• Amur and Lena

Based on the map, which two eras of time did the Russian people experience the largest territorial gains?

• The years between 1462 - 1505

• The years between 1505 - 1689

• The years between 1689 - 1917

• The years between 1917 - 1945

Which group of Scandinavian warriors settled among the Slavs and played a key role in the formation of Kievan Rus?

• The Normans

• The Saxons

• The Varangians

• The Goths

What was the primary religion introduced to the Kievan Rus as a result of interaction with the Byzantine Empire?

• Roman Catholicism

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Eastern Orthodox Christianity

What geographical feature did Kievan Rus use as a link between the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea?

• Russia’s eastern rivers

• Russia’s western rivers

• The Ural Mountains

• The Siberian Plains

Who conquered Kiev and many of the Slav territories, turning the region into a vassal state?

• The Byzantines

• The Mongols

• The Ottomans

• The Huns

Despite being conquered, how did the Slav territories maintain their cultural identity under Mongol rule?

• By adopting Mongol culture

• By resisting all Mongol laws

• By maintaining their own cultural path based on Eastern Orthodox traditions

• By overthrowing the Mongol rulers

What was the primary reason for the Slavs settling along the Moskva River after the Mongol invasion?

• To establish trade with the Mongols

• To escape the Mongols and find a defensible location

• To convert to Christianity

• To engage in farming and trapping

What significant change occurred in Muscovy under the rule of Ivan III?

• Muscovy paid increased tribute to the Mongols

• Muscovy expanded and refused to pay tribute to the Mongols

• Muscovy decreased its territory

• Muscovy lost its trade routes