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