Russian Revolution and Communism Vocab Quiz

What term is used to describe workers in the context of revolution and nationalism?

• Bourgeoisie

• Proletariat

• Aristocracy

• Peasantry

Who led the Bolsheviks in seizing power in Russia in 1917?

• Joseph Stalin

• Leon Trotsky

• Vladimir Lenin

• Rasputin

What was the role of Lenin in the Russian Revolution?

• He was a peasant monk.

• He founded the Communist Party and led the October Revolution.

• He was a temporary government leader.

• He was a local council member.

Who was Rasputin?

• A Bolshevik leader

• A Russian peasant monk who influenced the Czarina

• A Soviet revolutionary

• A leader of the provisional government

What is a provisional government?

• A permanent government

• A temporary government

• A revolutionary council

• A dictatorship

What were Soviets in the context of the Russian Revolution?

• Political parties

• Local councils of workers, peasants, and soldiers

• Military units

• Government officials

What does the Communist Party believe in?

• Free market economy

• Government control of production and distribution

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

Who was Joseph Stalin?

• A Russian monk

• A Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet leader

• A leader of the provisional government

• A member of the aristocracy

What is totalitarianism?

• A form of democracy

• A form of government with an absolute dictator

• A temporary government

• A local council

What was the Great Purge?

• A peaceful protest

• Widespread arrests and executions by Stalin

• A temporary government

• A local council meeting