- 1. Russian and Eastern European studies is an interdisciplinary field that explores the history, cultures, politics, languages, and societies of Russia, Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union. Scholars in this field examine a wide range of topics including literature, art, religion, economics, and geography to gain a comprehensive understanding of the region. By studying the complexities of these diverse societies, researchers aim to shed light on the political transitions, social changes, and cultural developments that have shaped Russia and Eastern Europe throughout history.
What is the capital city of Russia?
A) Vladivostok
B) St. Petersburg
C) Kiev
D) Moscow
- 2. Which country is geographically considered part of Eastern Europe?
A) Slovenia
B) Czech Republic
C) Hungary
D) Poland
- 3. Who was the first President of Russia?
A) Mikhail Gorbachev
B) Boris Yeltsin
C) Vladimir Putin
D) Dmitry Medvedev
- 4. What is the official language of Ukraine?
A) Polish
B) Ukrainian
C) Romanian
D) Russian
- 5. Which city is known as the 'Paris of the East'?
A) Budapest
B) Warsaw
C) Prague
D) Riga
- 6. What is the main religion in Russia?
A) Buddhism
B) Islam
C) Judaism
D) Russian Orthodox Christianity
- 7. Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union?
A) Mikhail Gorbachev
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Vladimir Putin
D) Nikita Khrushchev
- 8. What traditional alcoholic beverage is popular in Poland?
A) Pálinka
B) Slivovitz
C) Rakia
D) Vodka
- 9. Which Baltic country is known for its high-tech industry?
A) Latvia
B) Estonia
C) Lithuania
D) Finland
- 10. Who composed the ballet 'Swan Lake'?
A) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
B) Dmitri Shostakovich
C) Sergei Prokofiev
D) Igor Stravinsky
- 11. What is the significance of the Iron Curtain in European history?
A) A medieval fortification in Hungary
B) A famous musical composition by Shostakovich
C) A symbolic divide between Western and Eastern Europe during the Cold War
D) An ancient trade route between Europe and Asia
- 12. Which country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991?
A) Serbia
B) Lithuania
C) Slovenia
D) Croatia
- 13. Who was the leader of Yugoslavia known for his policy of non-alignment during the Cold War?
A) Josip Broz Tito
B) Franjo Tudjman
C) Radovan Karadzic
D) Slobodan Milosevic
- 14. Which river runs through Budapest?
A) Danube
B) Vistula
C) Dnieper
D) Elbe
- 15. Who is the author of the novel 'The Master and Margarita'?
A) Mikhail Bulgakov
B) Fyodor Dostoevsky
C) Anton Chekhov
D) Leo Tolstoy
- 16. What is the name of the mountain range that separates European Russia from Asian Russia?
A) Ural Mountains
B) Carpathian Mountains
C) Caucasus Mountains
D) Tatra Mountains
- 17. Which classic Slavic dish consists of fermented cabbage and root vegetables?
A) Goulash
B) Borscht
C) Sauerkraut
D) Pierogi
- 18. Which country hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics?
A) Russia
B) Ukraine
C) Belarus
D) Kazakhstan
- 19. What is the currency of Hungary?
A) Forint
B) Kuna
C) Leu
D) Zloty
- 20. Who was the founder of the Soviet Union?
A) Joseph Stalin
B) Boris Yeltsin
C) Nikita Khrushchev
D) Vladimir Lenin
- 21. Which country is not part of Eastern Europe?
A) Poland
B) Romania
C) Ukraine
D) Finland
- 22. Who wrote the novel 'War and Peace'?
A) Fyodor Dostoevsky
B) Nikolai Gogol
C) Anton Chekhov
D) Leo Tolstoy
- 23. In which country is the city of Prague located?
A) Slovakia
B) Hungary
C) Czech Republic
D) Croatia
- 24. Which country is known for its fairy-tale castle located in Transylvania?
A) Bulgaria
B) Romania
C) Serbia
D) Albania
- 25. What is the capital of Ukraine?
A) Vilnius
B) Kyiv
C) Minsk
D) Tallinn
- 26. The city of Dubrovnik is a popular tourist destination in which country?
A) Romania
B) Croatia
C) Slovenia
D) Latvia
- 27. Who was the first President of Czechoslovakia after the fall of communism?
A) Alexander Dubček
B) Václav Havel
C) Lech Wałęsa
D) Milan Kundera
- 28. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in which country?
A) Russia
B) Latvia
C) Ukraine
D) Belarus
- 29. Who famously painted 'The Sunflowers' series of paintings?
A) Claude Monet
B) Vincent van Gogh
C) Pablo Picasso
D) Leonardo da Vinci
- 30. Which language is spoken in Hungary?
A) Bulgarian
B) Hungarian
C) Czech
D) Polish
- 31. Which event marked the end of communist rule in East Germany?
A) Fall of the Berlin Wall
B) Cuban Missile Crisis
C) Tiananmen Square protests
D) Chernobyl disaster
- 32. Which country was not part of the former Yugoslavia?
A) Albania
B) Montenegro
C) Slovenia
D) Croatia
- 33. In which year did the Soviet Union officially dissolve?
A) 1991
B) 1989
C) 2001
D) 1995
- 34. Who is the national poet of Poland, known for his epic poem 'Pan Tadeusz'?
A) Zbigniew Herbert
B) Wislawa Szymborska
C) Adam Mickiewicz
D) Czeslaw Milosz
- 35. Who was the first president of independent Czechoslovakia?
A) Alexander Dubček
B) Václav Havel
C) Milan Kundera
D) Tomáš Masaryk
- 36. Which political ideology dominated Eastern Europe during the Cold War?
A) Communism
B) Fascism
C) Socialism
D) Capitalism
- 37. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
A) Vladimir Lenin
B) Leonid Brezhnev
C) Joseph Stalin
D) Nikita Khrushchev
- 38. Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
A) Jacinda Ardern
B) Theresa May
C) Margaret Thatcher
D) Angela Merkel
- 39. Which river flows through the city of Prague?
A) Vltava
B) Danube
C) Seine
D) Thames
- 40. The term 'perestroika' refers to:
A) Restructuring
B) Annexation
C) Isolation
D) Revolution
- 41. The Velvet Revolution took place in which country?
A) Bulgaria
B) Romania
C) Czechoslovakia
D) Albania
- 42. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A) Leonid Brezhnev
B) Vladimir Lenin
C) Joseph Stalin
D) Nikita Khrushchev
- 43. In which city did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occur?
A) Kyiv
B) Moscow
C) Minsk
D) Pripyat
- 44. Which Eastern European country is known for its production of paprika?
A) Hungary
B) Slovenia
C) Bulgaria
D) Romania
- 45. Which country was known as the 'Sick Man of Europe' in the 19th and early 20th centuries?
A) Russian Empire
B) Prussian Empire
C) Austro-Hungarian Empire
D) Ottoman Empire
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