WorksheetsRussia and the Eurasian Republics Quiz 20/21
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 43mins
1. Literacy rate: the percentage of a country's population over the age over 15 who can read and write.
True
False
2. The Eurasian Republics include 15 independent nation states.
True
False
4. Russia and the Eurasian Republics are still suffering from the effects of Communism today.
True
False
5. What is the official language of Russia?
English
French
Russian
Arabic
6. Russia has an abundant supply of minerals, oil, gas, coal, timber and salt.
False
True
8. Most major cities in Russia are located ________________________.
Along the northern border near Siberia
Along the east coast
Along the south and southwest border
9. Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan are the two least developed countries of Eurasia.
True
False
10. The primary religion of Russia is Christianity.
True
False
Long ago, the Russian empire was ruled by a succession of czars (like a king).
T
F
2. A celebrated series of Imperial eggs was created for the Russian Imperial family from 1885 to 1916.
T
F
3. A jeweler named George Washington created these beautiful eggs for the czars to give to their wives and mothers.
T
F
4. The eggs were decorated with gold, silver, and gemstones.
T
F
5. The exchange of decorated eggs as Easter gifts has been a tradition in Eastern Europe for hundreds of years.
T
F
6. In Russia, where the Orthodox Easter is the most important religious holiday of the year, the decorated egg assumes a symbolic role of new life and resurrection.
T
F
7. Ten eggs were produced during the reign of Czar Alexander III.
F
T
8. The rest were created during the rule of his son, Nicholas II.
T
F
9. The jeweled eggs show the wealth of the empire that the Czars enjoyed.
F
T
10. The royals lived a life of luxury while poverty plagued most of the Russian people.
T
F
1. Russia is a federal republic.
T
F
2. Power is divided between national and state governments, with a president who leads the nation.
T
F
3. The Russian president has less power than the American president.
T
F
4. The Russian president can issue orders that become law, even if they are not passed by the legislature.
T
F
5. In Russia, the Prime Minister is appointed by the people, with the consent of the State Duma (similar to the Congress of the USA).
T
F
6. The Prime Minister is the second most powerful figure of the Russian Federation.
T
F
7. Moscow is the capital of Russia and the largest city in Russia.
F
T
8. In the past, the Communist government outlawed the practice of all religions.
T
F
9. Today, the Russian Orthodox Christian Church is not very popular with less than 70% of the Russian population belongs to it.
F
T
10. Muslims, Roman Catholics, Protestants, and Buddhists also live inside Russia’s borders.
F
T
11. The Orthodox Church is one of three main Christian groups. The other two groups are Catholic and Protestant.
T
F
12. The Slavs settled in what is today known as Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
T
F
13. St. Sergius, Lavra is the most important Russian monastery and spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Church.
T
F
14. There are 5 different languages considered official languages in various regions of Russia.
T
F
BOTH
15. Russian is the only official language at the national level.
T
F
16. The colors often seen on Russian men and women tell of their occupation and lifestyle.
T
F
17. Easter or ‘Paskha’ represents the major Russian religious celebration of the year.
T
F
18. Borscht is soup made from beets.
T
F
19. For holidays, Russians tend to cook five times more food than they can actually eat. There are usually 3 or 4 delicious courses in a typical holiday feast.
F
T
20. Russians don't do well at winter and indoor sports such as: hockey, figure skating, curling, and gymnastics.
T
F
21. The Fabergé Jeweled Eggs were created by the House of Faberge for the Imperial Family.
T
F
22. Every school child must write an essay on "The Rooks Have Come Back," dedicated to the painting of the same name. Russians know this artwork from childhood.
False
True
23. Skazki is the Russian word for “story."
T
F
24. St. Basil’s Cathedral is a beautiful building in Moscow’s Red Square.
True
False
25. Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky was the 1st Russian composer to gain world wide honors.
T
F
1. Russia is a federal (a) .
2. Power is divided between national and state governments, with a president who leads the (a) .
3. The (a) president has stronger powers than the American one.
4. Russian president can issue orders that become (a) , even if they are not passed by the legislature.
5. The Prime Minister is the (a) most powerful figure of the Russian Federation.
6. The (a) is in Russia and is the center of Russian government.
7. (a) is the capital of Russia and the largest city in Russia.
1. Chernobyl is a town in what country?
Ukraine
Russia
Panama
Germany
Texarkana
2. When people remember Chernobyl it is usually in reference to the
Chernobyl nuclear accident
Russian accident
Ukraine accident
History of Russia
Russia’s government
3. This nuclear accident on ____________ is considered to be the worst of its kind due to the high number of deaths and cost.
April 26, 1986
July 22, 1950
Jan 1. 1890
October 2, 1989
Chernobyl disaster
4. The natural disaster occurred when a ___________________ happened during a systems test.
power surge
lighting strike
thunder storm
evacuation
5. There was mass evacuation of the area.
False
True
6. People died from exposure to______________and other related health problems.
radiation
loud noises
flooding
dieases
7. Which reactor caused the accident?
1
2
3
4
5
8. This nuclear accident is considered to be the worst of its kind.
True
False
9. The explosion and fire sent radioactive fallout into the _____________________.
ocean
mountains
valleys
atmosphere
rivers
10.Many died from radiation exposure and other related health ________________.
problems
difficulty
issue
trouble
