- 1. Which of these is NOT a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States?
A) Russia
B) Lithuania
- 2. Who is the current president of Russia, handpicked by Putin?
A) Yeltsin
B) Medvedev
- 3. During the Rise of Muscovy, Moscow became a major city and what else happened?
A) Broke from Mongol influence
B) Mongols captured Moscow
- 4. Approximately how many Russians were killed during Stalin's reign?
A) 20,000
B) 20,000,000
- 5. Who was the first czar of Russia?
A) Ivan III (the Great)
B) Ivan IV (the Terrible)
- 6. What is the name of Stalin's "secret police"?
A) KGB
B) FBI
- 7. Who wrote the "Communist Manifesto"?
A) Josef Stalin
B) Karl Marx
- 8. A system of social organization based on the control of all property by the government.
A) Communism
B) Glasnost
- 9. Gorbachev's economic restructuring, means "rebuilding".
A) Perestroika
B) Glasnost
- 10. Gorbachev's social reform, means "openness", and gave more freedom to the Soviet people.
A) Perestroika
B) Glasnost
- 11. Who was appointed president of Russia on January 1, 2000?
A) Putin
B) Yeltsin
- 12. After the fall of Communism eleven of the former Soviet republics came together to form the:
A) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
B) Commonwealth of Independent States
- 13. Who was the Soviet premier during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A) Kruschev
B) Brezhnev
- 14. The 1917 revolution was led by a group of people who followed a new system of government known as Communism. What was this group of people known as?
A) Czars
B) Bolsheviks
- 15. What is the title of the book written by Karl Marx?
A) Communist Manifesto
B) Communism 101
A) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
B) United States of Soviet Republics
- 17. After Ivan IV (the Terrible), which dynasty began and ruled the Russian Empire for nearly 300 years?
A) Chang
B) Romanov
- 18. What is the term used for emperor (or king) in Russia?
A) Czar
B) Serf
- 19. What is the term used to describe a system where one person has total power? This was established by Ivan IV (the Terrible) in Russia.
A) Democratic
B) Autocratic
- 20. Which Soviet leader is known as "George Washington of Russia"?
A) Lenin
B) Stalin
- 21. Which of the following does NOT describe Peter I (the Great)?
A) Educated in Europe
B) Believed in communism
- 22. Who was the last czar of Russia?
A) Catherine II
B) Nicholas II
- 23. Who was never a Russian or Soviet leader?
A) Lenin
B) Marx
- 24. With which country did Brezhnev NOT have to deal a situation in?
A) Afghanistan
B) Finland
- 25. Which leader was not a communist?
A) Stalin
B) Yeltsin
- 26. Which Soviet leader used murder and Siberian labor camps to keep the people under control?
A) Stalin
B) Brezhnev
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