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Russia and the Republics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first woman tsar of Russia?

a)

Queen Elizabeth I

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Queen Victoria

d)

Catherine de Medici

2.

What religion do a majority of Russians follow today?

a)

Eastern Orthodox Church

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Hindu

3.

What was the primary cause of the Russian Revolution in 1917?

a)

Economic instability

b)

Religious conflict

c)

Foreign invasion

d)

Environmental disaster

4.

Who was the last Tsar of Russia before the Russian Revolution?

a)

Nicholas II

b)

Alexander III

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Ivan the Terrible

5.

What was the result og the Soviet Union's collaps in 1991?

a)

No communist remained in government

b)

Russia experienced a long period without conflict

c)

The Russian economy improved greatly

d)

Soviet republics became independent countries

6.

What did Russia call their monarch?

a)

Caesar

b)

Czar

c)

kaiser

d)

king

7.

Why did Czar Alexander II free the serfs

a)

to work in the industry

b)

to attend university

c)

to vote elections

d)

to move overseas

8.

Who decided which crops to grow on the collective farms of the Soviet Union?

a)

the store that would buy crops

b)

the landlord

c)

the foreman of the workers' union

d)

the government

9.

What is true about the Trans-Siberian Railroad

a)

was built by volunteers

b)

use high-speed rail

c)

is the world's longest railroad

d)

is no longer in use

10.

What system of government did Russia's constitution of 1993 set up?

a)

A communist system

b)

a federal system

c)

a royal system

d)

a socialist system

11.

Where do most people in Russia live?

a)

Central Asia

b)

Eastern Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Siberia

12.

Why were the Russian citizens fed up with their way of life and want to have a revolution?

a)

Workers were not making fair wages 

b)

People are going hungry 

c)

Citizens did not want to be involved in WW1

d)

All of the above and even some more reasons

13.

What is the largest country in the world by land area, which is part of both Europe and Asia?

a)

A) China

b)

B) Canada

c)

C) Russia

d)

D) United States

14.

Which of the following republics was the first to declare independence from the Soviet Union in 1990?

a)

A) Ukraine

b)

B) Lithuania

c)

C) Belarus

d)

D) Kazakhstan

15.

What is the primary language spoken in the Republics of the former Soviet Union?

a)

A) Russian

b)

B) English

c)

C) French

d)

D) German