- 1. When did Catherine the Great become Empress of Russia?
A) 1600
B) 1700
C) 1800
D) 1762
- 2. Which country was Catherine the Great originally from?
A) France
B) England
C) Prussia
D) Spain
- 3. Catherine the Great was married to which Russian Emperor?
A) Nicholas II
B) Peter III
C) Ivan IV
D) Ivan the Terrible
- 4. What was Catherine the Great's birth name?
A) Olga
B) Anna
C) Sophie
D) Maria
- 5. Under Catherine the Great's rule, Russia experienced a period of...
A) Dark Ages
B) Enlightenment
C) Industrialization
D) Repression
- 6. Catherine the Great was known for her correspondence with which philosopher?
A) Voltaire
B) Descartes
C) Kant
D) Plato
- 7. Which war did Russia fight during Catherine the Great's reign?
A) Russo-Turkish War
B) Napoleonic Wars
C) World War I
D) Cold War
- 8. Catherine the Great founded which city, known as her 'window to Europe'?
A) Kiev
B) Minsk
C) Moscow
D) Saint Petersburg
- 9. Catherine the Great's reign is known for the acquisition of which region for Russia?
A) Alaska
B) Crimea
C) Madagascar
D) Cuba
- 10. Who was Catherine the Great's lover and advisor?
A) Grigory Potemkin
B) Ivan the Terrible
C) Peter the Great
D) Alexander I
- 11. In which palace did Catherine the Great reside during her rule?
A) Forbidden City
B) Versailles
C) Buckingham Palace
D) Winter Palace
- 12. Catherine the Great was considered a supporter of which artistic form?
A) Baroque
B) Romanticism
C) Neoclassicism
D) Surrealism
- 13. What was Catherine the Great's mother's name?
A) Johanna
B) Elizabeth
C) Alexandra
D) Sophia
- 14. Catherine the Great's rule is often seen as a continuation of the reign of...
A) Nicholas II
B) Lenin
C) Ivan the Terrible
D) Peter the Great
- 15. What was the name of the document that Catherine the Great codified Russian laws into?
A) Edict
B) Decree
C) Nakaz
D) Constitution
- 16. Catherine the Great's reign saw the construction of which famous Russian church in St. Petersburg?
A) Saint Isaac's Cathedral
B) Kazan Cathedral
C) Church of the Savior on Blood
D) Peter and Paul Cathedral
- 17. Catherine the Great's correspondence with Voltaire reflected her interest in...
A) Religious dogma
B) Enlightenment ideas
C) Medieval philosophy
D) Political absolutism
- 18. During Catherine the Great's rule, Russia fought wars against which other major power?
A) China
B) United Kingdom
C) Ottoman Empire
D) France
- 19. What was the name of Catherine the Great's son who later became Emperor of Russia?
A) Ivan VI
B) Paul I
C) Nicholas II
D) Alexander I
- 20. What was the name of the art museum founded by Catherine the Great in Russia?
A) British Museum
B) Louvre Museum
C) MoMA
D) Hermitage Museum
- 21. Catherine the Great was a patron of which of the following intellectuals and artists?
A) Mozart
B) Einstein
C) Picasso
D) Diderot
- 22. In which year did Catherine the Great establish Russia's first state-financed institute for women's education?
A) 1805
B) 1717
C) 1764
D) 1789
- 23. How many years did Catherine the Great reign as Empress of Russia?
A) 20
B) 45
C) 34
D) 28
- 24. What was the official title of Catherine the Great?
A) Princess of Wales
B) Queen of England
C) Duchess of York
D) Empress of Russia
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