Quiz on Russian History and Culture

Which religious tradition separated from the Roman Catholic Church in Europe, spread to Russia, and blended into Russia culture?

• Buddhism

• Communism

• Rabbinic Judaism

• Eastern Orthodoxy

What cultural pattern in Central Asia resulted from historic migrations of Arabs to this region?

• Islam was introduced in the region

• Soviet control of the region came to an end

• Russian became widely spoken in the region

• A Cyrillic alphabet was adopted in the region

Which historical factor most influenced the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991?

• Many former Soviet states adopted a communist government.

• Many former Soviet states had once operated as democracies.

• Many former Soviet states had once been independent nations.

• Many former Soviet states used English as the official language.

Which conflicted resulted in expanding the territory of the Soviet Union?

• Cold War

• First World War

• Second World War

• Invasion of Afghanistan

Although Kazakh is the official language of Kazakhstan, Russian is widely spoken in the region because —

• the largest ethnic group living in Kazakhstan is Russians

• the Soviets forced many Russians to move to Kazakhstan

• the people in Kazakhstan are migrating to Russia to find jobs

• the Kazakhstan government requires schools to teach Russia

Most Russian urban centers are located in which part of the country?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Which Asian nation shown in the map is Russia?

• Nation labeled with # 1

• Nation labeled with # 2

• Nation labeled with # 5

• Nation labeled with # 14

After the break-up of the Soviet Union several independent republics gained freedom from Soviet communist control and with that an increase in entrepreneurship. How would this benefit the economies of these independent republics?

• Russian businesses took over government services.

• Workers received better training for high-tech jobs.

• Investment in new business projects created growth.

• Industries no longer had to follow government regulations.

After gaining independence, several former-Soviet republics sold government-owned business to private individuals and encouraged private investment in businesses. These types of economic activities are characteristic of a —

• market economy

• traditional economy

• command economy

• single-crop economy

In a communist economic system, such as that of the former Soviet Union, economic decisions are primarily made by —

• the central government

• consumers and producers

• traditional indigenous leaders

• the owners of major industries