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Russia Drill

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Czar?

a)

Leader of Russia

b)

Leader of the United States

c)

Leader of Germany

d)

Leader of Japan

2.

USSR/ Soviet Union refers to which country

a)

United States

b)

Egypt

c)

Russia

d)

Germany

3.

What type of Government does the USSR/Soviet Union have?

a)

Free Enterprise

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Democracy

4.

Which Czar gave Russia its Golden Age or Renaissance period?

a)

Ivan the Terrible

b)

Alex the Great

c)

Catherine the Great

d)

Nicholas the II

5.

Which mountain range have we talked about in the Russia unit?

a)

Alps

b)

Andes

c)

Pyrenees

d)

Ural

6.

Who ended the line of Czars in Russia and turned Russia Communist?

a)

Hirohito and the Japanese

b)

Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Cong

c)

Vladimir Lennin & the Bolsheviks

d)

George Washington & the Patriots

7.

What unit are we currently studying?

a)

Europe

b)

Russia

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

8.

The Ural Mountains are an important landform because -- 


a)

they protect Russia from the Siberian winds

b)

they block water from the Caspian Sea

c)

they form a boundary between Europe and Asia

d)

they provide a route to the Mediterranean Sea

9.

Russia produces about one-third of the world's canned fish and about one-fourth of the world's fresh and frozen fish. Which geographic factor contributes to this economic activity?

a)

Russia's vast coastlines and access to the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean

b)

Russia's cold climate and abundant arable land for agriculture

c)

Russia's mild winters allow for fishing in Siberia

d)

Russia's large size allows for a variety of economic activities

10.

  Which of the following best represents a communist government?

a)

"I am going to a parade to see the queen

b)

The king proudly announced the birth of his son who will someday be the next king

c)

The government wants to make sure they never lose power. I can't complain, or I might be arrested like the others."


d)

Our Bill of Rights protects freedom of religion and guarantees a fair trial." 


11.

The government uses secret police to control every aspect of people's lives under Stalin's rule. What type of government is this?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Constitutional Republic

d)

Dictatorship

12.
a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.
a)

Chunnel

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Iron Curtain

14.
a)

European Union

b)

The Cold War

c)

World War II

d)

Colonies of England

15.
a)

Social Contributions of Catherine the Great

b)

Cultural Changes as a result of Revolution

c)

Political Contributions of Communist Leaders

d)

Economic changes Brought by Vladimir Lenin

16.
a)

totalitarian government

b)

communist controlled party

c)

collectivist agriculture

d)

free enterprise economy

17.

Which of the following statements explains the role of the Bolshevik revolutionaries in the history of Russia?

a)

They were important to the collapse of the Soviet Union

b)

They established Russia as a communist state

c)

They introduced the policy of glasnost

d)

They demonstrated in support Czar Nicholas

18.

 What was the result of the Cold War attitudes presented in this 1962 political cartoon?

a)

The U.S. and Soviet Union refused to cooperate with each other.

b)

The Soviet Union and the U.S. worked together to promote peace.

c)

Both countries encouraged each other's scientific discoveries.

d)

The U.S. and the Soviet Union became allies.

19.

Why is Siberia the least densely populated area of Russia?

a)

The area can only  be reached by railroad and supplies are limited

b)

The cold climate and short summers make it difficult to live and work there.

c)

The summer heat allows for growing a variety of agricultural crops

d)

The lack of natural resources makes the are economically unstable.

20.

 Which religious holidays correctly complete this excerpt? 

a)

1:New Year's, 2: Christmas

b)

1.:Yom Kippur, 2: Labor Day

c)

1: Christmas; 2: Easter

d)

1: Ramadan, 2: May Day