Russian Revolutionary History

Which type of economic system is characterized by high taxes on the rich and extensive government programs?

• Socialism

• Capitalism

Which type of economic system is characterized by the law of supply and demand?

• Socialism

• Capitalism

__________________ is the genre of Animal Farm.

• history

• historical fiction

• allegory

• fantasy

Which individual was one of the authors of The Communist Manifesto?

• Leon Trotsky

• Joseph Stalin

• Vladimir Lenin

• Karl Marx

Which best describes the political beliefs of author George Orwell?

• socialist

• capitalist

• Bolshevik

• Stalinist

Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution?

• Kerensky

• Lenin

• Stalin

• Trotsky

Who governed Russia for centuries before the March Revolution?

• The Bolsheviks

• The Mensheviks

• The czars

• The communists

After Lenin died, who competed for power?

• Stalin vs. Marx

• Stalin vs. Nicholas II

• Stalin vs. Kerensky

• Stalin vs. Trotsky

Which form of government describes the government's attempt to take total control of every aspect of the lives of its citizens?

• monarchy

• autocracy

• totalitarianism

• democracy

What was a common message of Soviet propaganda under Stalin?

• Work hard!

• Put your faith in God!

• Question authority!

• Read widely!