WorksheetsBH studies Russia
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Farm laborers in czarist Russia were called
a)
penants
b)
serfs
c)
oligarchs
2.
World War I.....
a)
had no effect on Russia
b)
Made Russia a democratic country
c)
Made Russia accept a communist government.
3.
Peter the Great loved Moscow and made it the new capital city of Russia.
a)
true
b)
false
4.
In the Soviet Union industrial workers manufactured mostly automobiles.
a)
true
b)
false
5.
Russia's most important waterway is the
a)
Mississippi
b)
Caspian
c)
Ural
d)
None of the aboveY
6.
During the Cuban Missile Crisis the United States and the Soviet Union
a)
ran out of fuel for their missiles
b)
practiced shooting missiles at each other
c)
almost went to war
d)
accidentally blew up Chernobyl
7.
Russians love to play and watch ice hockey and soccer.
a)
true
b)
false
8.
Russia's federal republic government is a full democracy with checks and balances just like the United States.
a)
true
b)
false
9.
The largest inland body of water in the world is the
a)
Caspian Sea
b)
Lake Superior
c)
Lake Baikal
d)
none of the above
10.
What physical feature divides Europe from Asia?
a)
Caspian Sea
b)
Ural Mountains
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
all of the above
11.
Vladimir Putin has restricted free speech during his latest term as president.
a)
true
b)
false
12.
Solzhenitsyn was a Russian famous for books
a)
written about Social Studies teachers.
b)
written about the failures of communism.
c)
written about the success of communism.
13.
What is significant about Chernobyl?
a)
site of the Winter Olympics in 2014
b)
site of tallest mountain in Russia
c)
site of an environmental disaster
d)
all of the above
14.
an oligarch is a
a)
member of the Russian ballet
b)
member of the Russian Olympics
c)
member of a small ruling group in Russian politics
d)
member of the Rock Band "Ollie and the Garchs"
15.
A dacha is
a)
a Russian apartment house
b)
a Russian country house
c)
a Russian dog
d)
a small Russian city
16.
The Czars of Russia were
a)
a famous country western group
b)
the leaders of the Olympic swim team
c)
teachers in Russia after 1917
d)
the rulers of Russia before 1917
17.
Josef Stalin is famous for his humanitarian work in Russia during World War II.
a)
true
b)
false
18.
Mrs. McDonald, Mrs. Yzquierdo, Coach Fudge, and Mrs. Manning are all
a)
Russian gymnasts
b)
American ballerinas
c)
Russian cosmonauts
d)
American teachers
19.
The Russian leader in charge during the Cuban Missile Crisis was Nikita Khrushchev.
a)
true
b)
false
20.
Czar Nicholas is famous for
a)
being the last czar of Russia
b)
being the czar who defeated the Mongols
c)
being the czar who built St. Basil's Cathedral
d)
none of the above
21.
Ivan the Terrible is famous for
a)
defeating the Mongols at Kazan
b)
his horrible temper and rages
c)
having St. Basil's Cathedral built in Moscow
d)
all of the above.
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