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Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first Tsar

a)

Ivan the third

b)

Ivan the terrible

c)

Ivan the eight

d)

Vladimir Putin

2.

What is an autocracy

a)

One person with the help of others ruling a government

b)

A voted democracy

c)

One person ruling over the government all by themselves

d)

A voted rule out of government

3.

Where does Ivan come from?

a)

England

b)

Portugal

c)

Bratislava

d)

Russia

4.
Who moved the capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg?
a)
Peter the Great
b)
Catherine the Great
c)
Ivan IV
d)
Nicholas II
5.
What was Ivan IV's nickname?
a)
Ivan the Great
b)
Ivan of Moscow
c)
The Great Ivan
d)
Ivan the Terrible
6.
This group of invaders conquered Russia and taxed the people heavily: 
a)
Huns 
b)
Polish 
c)
Muslims 
d)
Mongols 
7.
The early trade city that developed at the beginning of the Russian empire: 
a)
Moscow 
b)
St. Petersburg 
c)
Leningrad 
d)
Kiev
8.

In 998 Kievan Rus was baptized to what religion?

a)

Eastern Orthodox

b)

Catholicism

c)

Protestantism

d)

Buddhism

9.

In the 14th century the capital of Rus became...

a)

Moscow

b)

Kiev

c)

St Petersburg

d)

Nizhni Novgorod

10.

In 1547 one of the most recognized rulers of Russia took the position, he was famous for solidifying the territory of the country and being brutal with dissidents

a)

Piotr I

b)

Rurik

c)

Ivan the Terrible

11.

Before there was a Russian empire or even the Russian Kingdom what powerful city-state existed in that region?

a)

The Kievan Rus

b)

The Muscovite

c)

The Golden Horde

d)

Appanage Russia

12.

Which conquerors had a large influence on the formation of Russia?

a)

The Mongols

b)

The Vikings

c)

The Turks

d)

The Polish

13.

This name is often used to describe the ethnic people of European Russia?

a)

Slavs

b)

Cossacks

c)

Bella Russians

d)

Tartars

14.

This social class was made up of individuals who were bonded to the land they farmed?

a)

Serfs

b)

Slavs

c)

Cossacks

d)

Tatars

15.

The ruler of Kiev was called

a)

The Grand Prince

b)

Caesar

c)

Czar

d)

Autocrat

16.

Which Mongol Khanate ruled Russia in the 13th century?

a)

The Khanate of the Great Khan

b)

The Chagatai

c)

The Golden Horde

d)

The Ilkhanate

17.

After winning the title of Grand Prince from the Mongols. This Russian ruler overthrew the Mongols, expanded the power of Muscovy, married the niece of the last Byzantine emperor then declared himself Tsar. Which is probably why he is referred to as the great.

a)

Ivan III

b)

Ivan IV

c)

Micheal Romanov

d)

Basil II

18.

During the period of Mongol rule in Eastern Europe, which city rose to power, creating the modern Russian state?

a)

Kiev

b)

Moscow

c)

St. Petersburg

d)

Helsinki

19.

After the fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire, the rulers of Moscow began adopting the title

a)

Tsar

b)

Sultan

c)

Shah

d)

Kaiser

20.

Prior to Peter the Great, Russia was all of the following except

a)

Most people were poor agricultural serfs

b)

Feudal and agrarian

c)

A major European power

d)

Backwards technologically

21.

Peter the great was able to westernize Russia by

a)

implementing policies that forced Russians to dress in Western European clothes

b)

Forcing Russian males to shave their beards or pay a tax

c)

Constructing St. Petersburg in Western European architecture

d)

All of the above

22.

Peter the Great was able to Modernize Russia in all of the following ways except

a)

Hiring foreign experts to modernize Russia's military and economy

b)

Building western style schools with focus on science, mathematics, and medicine.

c)

Implementing a meritocracy system of government with the table of Ranks

d)

Giving unprecedented power to the boyars for their support in his reforms

23.

The Table of Ranks was a

a)

System of laws Peter created to end the Russian Orthodox Church's privilege of selecting clergy members

b)

A set of ranks and criteria for promotion within the multiple duties of the Russian state

c)

A list of top Russian industrial companies with tax exemption status

24.

Why did Peter the Great spend time in Western Europe?

a)

to prepare for war

b)

to find a wife

c)

to avoid his duties in Russia

d)

to study western technology

25.

What was the great symbol of Peter's desire to forge a modern Russia?

a)

St. Petersburg

b)

Moscow

c)

the Russian Orthodox Church

d)

the partition of Poland

26.

Peter the Great forced Russians to accept reforms that would make their culture more like ____.

a)

Native Americans

b)

Chinese

c)

Ottoman Turks

d)

Western Europeans

27.

Who is this "Great" Tsar in Russian History?

a)

Peter I

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible)

d)

St. Peter

28.

Which of the following is the best definition of Westernization?

a)

A transition of dress and customs to that of American Cowboys

b)

Expanding a countries borders

c)

Converting to the customs and practices of Western European civilization.

d)

Focusing a countries attention more toward farming and cattle herding

29.

What is "czar"?

a)

An electric car made in Russia

b)

a king or ruler

c)

A middle rank in the Russian navy, equal to English "commodore"

d)

The Russian nobility

30.

Why did Peter The Great set out on his voyage?

a)

To learn about western technology

b)

to reorganize the government

c)

To partition Poland.

d)

To take down slave revolts

31.

Where did Peter The Great build his capital?

a)

Prussia

b)

Peterburg

c)

Sweden

d)

St. Petersburg

32.

Peter The Great led Russia in a war with ______ that won territory along the Baltic Sea?

a)

Sweden

b)

Norway

c)

France

d)

Prussia

33.

What happened in Russia as a result of actions taken by Peter the Great?

a)

Russia borrowed Western ideas and expanded its territories

b)

Catholicism was adopted as the state religion.

c)

Russia was weakened by French invasions.

d)

Nothing

34.

Where was Peter the Great born?

a)

Moscow

b)

London

c)

USA

d)

Australia

35.

Peter the Great is the .... famous of all the Russian Tsars.

a)

most

b)

very

c)

best

d)

well