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Russian Language, Culture, and History Exam Prep

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What occasion is 1 SEP in Russia?

a)

International Women's Day

b)

Labor Day

c)

First day of school (Day of Knowledge)

d)

Putin's Birthday

2.

What is Peter the Great known for?

a)

Being born in Germany

b)

Building a new capital away from Moscow

c)

Freeing the serfs

d)

Being the first Tsar to rule a united Russia

3.

Where is St. Basil's Cathedral located?

a)

Red square, Moscow

b)

Red Square, St. Petersburg

c)

Red Square, Berlin

d)

Red Square, Sochi

4.

Which Tsar was actually born in Germany?

a)

Alexander II

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Ivan the Terrible

d)

Nicholas II

e)

Peter the Great

5.

True or False (Верно или Неверно):

St. Petersburg was the capital of Russia from the time of Peter the Great until Nicholas II (the last Tsar of Russia)

a)

False

b)

True

6.

Which country is the largest in the world, by km2?

a)

Canada

b)

India

c)

Russia

d)

United States

7.

Which Tsar freed the Russian peasants (serfs), around the same time that Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Alexander II

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Ivan the Terrible

d)

Nicholas II

e)

Peter the Great

8.

Russia is located on two continents. What are they?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

North America

e)

South America

9.

Russia has a border on two Oceans. What are they?

a)

Antarctic

b)

Arctic

c)

Atlantic

d)

Indian Ocean

e)

Pacific Ocean

10.

Which Tsar united all the various kingdoms into one United Russia?

a)

Alexander II

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Ivan the Terrible

d)

Nicholas II

e)

Peter the Great

11.

Which Tsar was responsible for selling its Alaska Territory to the United States in 1867?

a)

Alexander II

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Ivan the Terrible

d)

Nicholas II

e)

Peter the Great

12.

Which Tsar is rumored to have killed their spouse to gain the throne?

a)

Alexander II

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Ivan the Terrible

d)

Nicholas II

e)

Peter the Great

13.

Which Tsar became a master shipbuilder, and created the Russian Navy?

a)

Alexander II

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Ivan the Terrible

d)

Nicholas II

e)

Peter the Great

14.

Which of the following is Vladimir Putin, the current President of Russia?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
15.

Which color is NOT part of the Russian flag?

a)

blue

b)

gray

c)

red

d)

white

16.

False or True:

Alexander Pushkin is Russia's National Poet, and is of African descent.

a)

False

b)

True

17.

On the final exam, I know there will be questions about the 10 conversational phrases we learned, and I am _____% prepared, because I know what they are, and what they mean.

a)

0-25

b)

26-50

c)

51-75

d)

76-100

e)

WHAT? There's a TEST???

18.

Which Tsar was the LAST Tsar of Russia, and was executed with his family?

a)

Alexander II

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Ivan the Terrible

d)

Nicholas II

e)

Peter the Great

19.

Who took power after the last Tsar was deposed and executed?

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Vladimir Putin

d)

Iosif Stalin

20.

Who succeeded Lenin, renamed the RSFSR to the USSR, and remained in power through WWII, and died in 1953?

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Vladimir Putin

d)

Iosif Stalin

21.

Who was the LAST president of the USSR?

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Vladimir Putin

d)

Iosif Stalin

22.

Who is the current President of Russia?

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Vladimir Putin

d)

Iosif Stalin

23.

I feel ____% confident that I am ready for this test

a)

0-25

b)

50

c)

75

d)

100

e)

TEST? WHAT TEST????

24.

I'm planning to take a World Language class next year

(Chinese, French, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish)

a)

No way

b)

Weak maybe

c)

Strong maybe

d)

Definitely

25.

I plan to take Russian next year

a)

No way

b)

Weak maybe

c)

Strong maybe

d)

Definitely