Russian History Quiz Re-Take

Which natural resources are located in Siberia?

• tin and copper

• apples and livestock

• oil and lumber

• taiga and ocean ports

Most cities and towns in Siberia are located along or near which feature?

• Trans-Siberian Railroad

• Black Sea

• Chunnel

• Volga River

Based on the excerpt, which of the following statements is the most accurate?

• Catherine the Great was not concerned with the education of the Russian people.

• Russian nobility had a significant influence on the leadership of Russia.

• The Romanovs marked the end of the Russian czars.

• Peter the Great was not a strong leader.

Based on the excerpt, which Russian czar drove the Mongols out of Russia?

• Ivan IV

• Catherine the Great

• Peter the Great

• Michael Romanov

When did the United States and the Soviet Union come close to war during the Cold War?

• when Khrushchev first came to power

• immediately following World War II

• During the Cuban Missile Crisis

• when America landed on the moon

Why is it difficult to call Russia's federal republic a full democracy?

• The president refuses to modernize the Russian economy.

• The president is unable to put down the Chechen rebellion.

• The president was elected for a third term.

• The president still maintains great control over the country.

The government of Russia is considered more limited than the government of the Soviet Union because

• the people are allowed to vote in elections

• the government has control over the economy

• the military answers directly to the president now

• the new constitution permits the president to rule for life

First dictator of the Soviet Union of leader of Bolshevik Revolution was

• Vladimir Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• Ivan IV

• Mikhail Gorbachev

Soviet leader who created political and economic reforms was

• Joseph Stalin

• Ivan IV

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Vladimir Putin