Quiz IBM 537

The focal point of the earliest Russian culture was centered in Slavic principalities in the area of which two modern cities?

• Moscow and St. Petersburg

• Vladivostok and Irkutsk

• Novgorod and Kiev

• Stalingrad and Leningrad

The leader under whom the Soviet Union was organized in 1922 was:

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolph Hitler

• Czar Nicholas I

• Vladimir I. Lenin

Under central planning, how are decisions regarding production made?

• supply and demand

• profit potential

• government decree

• factory workers' experience

The Russian Federation consists of:

• Russia and the Central Asian countries that were formerly called Turkestan

• Russia and all the former Soviet countries except Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia

• All the former Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) countries except East Germany and Czech Republic.

• 89 territorial units with varying degrees of independence

Which of the following is not true about Russia's role in the world?

• It is a permanent member of the Security Council of the United Nations.

• It regular attends meetings of the Group of 8 (G8) informal consultative body on the world's economy.

• It has a weak economy.

• It is a nuclear power.

The most productive farming regions in the Slavic countries are in

• Siberia

• Central Asia

• Western Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova

• In the North, near the border with Finland

The city with the most polluted environment in Russia is:

• Norilsk

• Moscow

• St. Petersburg

• Vladivostok

Mikhail Gorbachev highlighted the concept of glasnost, which means:

• economic restructuring

• military strength

• informational openness

• agricultural reclamation

Which of the following countries is not part of the Slavic Countries subregion?

• Ukraine

• The Russian Federation

• Moldova

• Georgia

The Vikings explored and raided from their base in:

• Minnesota

• Scandinavia

• Germany

• Russia