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Russian Culture: Modern Era
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1
What two beverages are very popular in Russia?
tea and cognac
hot chocolate and whisky
tea and vodka
coffee and scotch
2
"Babushka" is a term of endearement for
divine mother
grand-mother
mother
mother-in-law
3
What major sporting event will take place in Sochi in 2018?
Winter Olympics
FIFA World Cup
Stanley Cup Finals
Ryder Cup
4
What is not true about the Monument to the Third International?
Represented an international symbol of modernity
Was constructed and then ruined during the WWII
Designed by Vladimir Tatlin
Contained five differently shaped constructions
5
Which -ev was not a leader of Russia?
Khruschev
Brezhnev
Mendeleev
Medvedev
6
Who was not a famous Russian composer?
Glinka
Bruni
Rimsky-Korsakov
Mussorgsky
7
Identify:
balalaika
matryoshka
banya
samovar
8
Black Square, Red Square, Black Cross, White on White -- is associated with which artist?
El Lissitzky
Marc Chagall
Kazimir Malevich
Alexander Rodchenko
9
Which monarch was reactionary and anti-German, anti-Semitic?
Alexander I
Alexander III
Alexander II
Nicholas I
10
Which writer penned "Fathers and Sons" and "Nest of Gentlefolk"?
Turgenev
Yesenin
Rasputin
Pushkin
11
Which of the following does not apply to Stalin's totalitarian state?
social realism influencing the citizens
establishment of gulag system
encouragement of avant-garde art
religious persecution
12
What is not true about the Russian celebrations of the New Year?
Festivities last for two weeks
There is a lot of partying with drinking and eating
The President addresses the nation on the New Year's Eve
People come out to work on January 2nd
13
Who was known under the name of "Elightened Despot"?
Ivan the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Peter the Great
Catherine the Great
14
What is not true about Kamchatka Peninsula?
over 120 volcanoes
mountainous
in the eastern part of Russia
part of "Ring of Fire"
15
Who was a Russian mystic peasant closely involved with the last tsarist family?
Romanov
Yesenin
Bryulov
Rasputin
16
According to the Russian fairy tales, what character always wins at the end?
Ivan the Fool
Baba Yaga
Koschei the Deathless
the Grey Wolf
17
Who is not a villain in Russian fairy tales?
Baba Yaga
The Grey Wolf
Sivka Burka
Koschei the Deathless
18
What was the main goal of the Decembrist Revolt of 1825?
institution of capitalist economics and factories to workers
reforms in the army and navy
assassination of the tsar and land to the people
abolition of slavery and reorganization of the government
19
Which of the following did not happen under Gorbachev?
Perestroika
Troika
Glastnost'
breakup of the USSR
20
The origins of Matryoshka
are related to Siberian folk tales
are traced to the Japanese dolls
are rooted in the Scythian folklore
are unknown
21
European Russia lies
west of the Ural Mountains
south of the Ural Mountains
east of the Ural Mountains
north of the Ural Mountains
22
What natural resources are not Russia's main exports?
crude oil
limestone
coal
natural gas
23
What Russian culture topics were not covered in class this semester?
The Cultural institutions of arts, music, ballet, etc.
The institutions of higher learning and education
The Russian history and famous leaders
The political culture and its major institutions
24
The name "Rus" comes from
Novgorod seche
Viking tribes
Mongol settlers
Ukrainian kossaks
25
Where did Peter the Great grow up?
in Germany
in Saint Petersburg
in the French quarter in Moscow
in the German quarter in Moscow
26
Identify this ruler:
Prince Vladimir
Peter the Great
Ivan the Great
Ivan the Terrible
27
Who was not part of the "Mighty Five" of the Red Army hockey team?
Bryulov
Fetisov
Larionov
Krutov
28
Which artist painted the St. Isaac's Catheral in St. Petersburg ?
Gogol
Bruni
Glinka
Pushkin
29
Who was once a KGB officer?
Lenin
Putin
Stalin
Yeltzin
30
What is not true about Novgorod during 13-15 centuries?
It means "New City"
It controled territories from Estonia to Ural Mountains
It was a city-state
It was destroyed by the Mongols
31
The political debates of the mid 19th century were between
Slavophiles and Decembrists
Nationalists and Westernizers
Bolsheviks and Loyalists
Slavophiles and Westernizers
32
Whose army did Peter the Great defeat at the Battle of Poltava?
German
Ottoman Empire
Polish-Lithuanian
Swedish
33
What is the longest river in Europe and a vital transportation route?
Ob River
Volga River
Yenisei River
Amur River
34
When did Time of Troubles take place?
end of 16th - beginning of 17th centuries
beginning of 16th century
end of 17th - beginning of 18th centuries
beginning of 16th - end of 17th centuries
35
How many revolutions were there in 1917?
three
two
five
one
36
What Russian monarch fought against Napoleon in the War of 1812?
Alexander II
Alexander I
Alexander III
Nicholas I
37
Peter the Great never traveled outside of Russia.
true
false
38
In Russian culture, what can you NOT do inside the house?
wear slippers
play cards
drink vodka
whistle
39
Who wrote a famous poem praising the Decembrists and their plight?
Turgenev
Pushkin
Gogol
Lermontov
40
Which former Soviet Republic is located in the Caucasus Mountains?
Ukraine
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Estonia
41
All the following are true about the Stalin regime except
Great purges
state control over all sections of society and individual
five-year plans, collective farming
Russia becomes USSR
42
boyars are Russian
aristocrats
peasants
clergy
tsars
43
Who first renounced Mongol rule over Russia?
Ivan IV
Vladimir I
Prince Oleg
Ivan III
44
What can be considered a turning point when common people no longer saw the tsar as protector?
Bloody Sunday
Decembrist Revolt
October Manifesto
Black Friday
45
What was the first Russian ruler to officially crown himself "Tsar"?
Peter the Great
Prince Daniil Dolgorukiy
Michael Romanov
Ivan IV
46
Where were the 2014 Winter Olympics held?
Moscow
Sochi
Yalta
St. Petersburg
47
Which monarch traveled in Europe as a workman to learn different crafts?
Catherine the Great
Alexander I
Ivan the Great
Peter the Great
48
At what age did Ivan IV assume throne?
At the age of 16
At the age of 50
At the age of three
At the age of nine
49
What is not true about the Time of Troubles?
Polish-Lithuanian intervention
After the death of Ivan III
there were six different rulers
Civil War caused by bad harvests, invasions and weak kings
50
What is not true about the Northern Siberia?
mild climate
covered by tundra and permafrost
fishing and hunting seals and walruses
has few people living there
51
Which group believed Russia brought nothing to the world civilization and history up to 1800s?
Slavophiles
Decembrists
Westernizers
Nationalists
52
What was Peter the Great's major problem with Russian geopolitical situation?
It was surrounded by the enemies
It was too autocratic
It had no access to the East
It had no warm water ports
53
The end of 19th - beginning of 20th century literary movement is called
Gold Age
Bronze Age
Silver Age
Steel Age
54
What country's flag is this?
Belorus
Georgia
Latvia
Uzbekistan
55
This character is
a symbol of Moscow Olympic games of 1980
a fictional character
President Putin's pet
a symbol of Sochi Winter Olympics of 2014
56
The Decembrist Revolt of 1825 was led by
Bolsheviks
Young noblemen
Mensheviks
Father Gapon
57
The patronym is
indicates what village or city one belongs to
is the name of the grand-father
is the last name
the name of the father
58
These three characters
are mascots of Sochi Winter Olympics of 2014
come from Russian fairy tales
are mascots of Moscow Olympics of 1980
represent three branches of government
59
Who built the royal palace in Kremlin?
Ivan the Terrible
Mikhail Romanov
Peter the Great
Alexander I
60
What people became agents/administrators for Mongols during the Mongol invasion?
Ukranians
Kazakhs
Tatars
Chinese
61
What makes Russian culture grand and mysterious?
Its tumultous past and Western-oriented rulers
its political institutions based on democracy and openness
its identity with the West
its immense geography and tumultous history
62
Duma as an institution can be compared to
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Congress
U. S. FBI and CIA
U. S. Executive Branch
63
Which of the following is false?
The Cheka helped Lenin impose Communist control
The Civil War ended in 1922
The White Army lost the Civil War
Lenin was the leader of the Whites
64
"The Five" or the "Mighty Handful" refers to a group of
composers
painters
bear trainers
poets
65
When Rus was settled by Scandinavians, their main center or capital was
Stalingrad
Moscow
Kiev
Volgograd
66
Who ruled between 1953 and 1964?
Medvedev
Gorbachev
Khrushchev
Brezhnev
67
Who was the first Romanov ruler chosen by boyars in 1613 as a 16-year-old?
Mikhail Romanov
Peter the Great
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Ivan V
68
How long did the Mongols rule Russia?
more than 400 years
100-200 years
200-250 years
one century
69
What is not a calamity associated with the reign of Ivan the Terrible?
canabalism
rampant famine
massive inquisitions
Civil War
70
Who made Orthodox the state religion?
Vladimir I
Ivan the Great
Prince Oleg
Yaroslav the Wise
71
When did the Rurik dynasty end?
with the death of Anastasia Romanovna
with the death of Ivan IV's son Fyodor I
with the death of Ivan III
with the death of Boris Godounov
72
How many time zones are there in Russia?
9
10
13
5
73
What was not one of the causes of the Decembrist movement?
succession controversy
liberal ideas of Western Europe
War of 1812
"October Manifesto"
74
What two dynasties ruled Russia?
Rurik and Rasputin
Rusin and Romanov
Rurik and Romanov
Rasputin and Romanov
75
Who wrote "Crime and Punishment", "Idiot", "Brothers Karamazov"?
Dostoevsky
Turgenev
Gogol
Tostoy
76
What is not a folk musical instrument?
balalaika
bayan
samovar
gusli
77
What is "Bloody Sunday"?
Workers' strikes that led to mass assassinations
Executions of the tsarist family
Decembrist revolt
Peaceful demonstration led by Fr. Gapon to ask for reforms
78
What is not part of the Russian avant-garde style?
Constructivism
Futurism
Suprematism
Socialist Realism
79
Which czar wanted to establish the Third Rome in all of Russia?
Vladimir I
Nicolas II
Ivan the Great
Peter the Great
80
What body of water does not touch Russian lands?
Red Sea
Caspian Sea
North Sea
Black Sea
81
Two famous ballet institutions in Russia are
Bolshoi Ballet and Kirov Ballet
Royal Ballet and Putin Ballet
Bolshoi Ballet and Menshoi Ballet
Kirov Ballet and Ballet Russes
82
Who composed "The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake" ballet?
Tchaikovsky
Rimsky-Korsakov
Stravinsky
Baryshnikov
83
Which one is not part of the Soviet classical music great?
Mayakovsky
Prokofiev
Shostakovich
Rostropovich
84
Which tsar kills his oldest son and heir?
Alexander I
Peter the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Ivan the Great
85
What is not true about Ivan III (Ivan the Great)?
wanted to create The Third Rome
adopted Byzantine traditions
was a member of Romanov family
Established hereditary rule
86
When giving flowers to a Russian, how many in a bouquet should it be?
at least two dozens
odd number
a dozen
even number
87
What is not a lucky number in Russian folk traditions?
thirteen
three
seven
twelve
88
The Russian alphabet uses letters from the __ script.
Runic
Cyrillic
Latin
Sanscrit
89
Who wrote "The Bronze Horseman"?
Leo Tolstoy
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Yuri Lermontov
Alexander Pushkin
90
Catherine the Great was all of the following except
a German princess
a German spy
patron of the arts and literature
in correspondence with Voltaire
91
Golden Horde refers to
Yaroslav the Wise's reforms
Mongol-Tatar invasion
Golden age of Russian Orthodox Christianity
Rise of Muscovy
92
This famous painting is called
The Three Musketeers
The Trinity
The Three Caballeros
The Three Bogatyrs
93
Peter the Great made all the following reforms except
government
economic
military and naval
secret police
94
Russia has strong borders with other countries which protected it throughout history.
true
false
95
In which republic the KGB organization is still thriving?
Belorus
Ukraine
Armenia
Latvia
96
The Third Section was one of the aftermaths of the Decembrist movement. What was it?
An organization to censor printed materials
A network of spies and informers
Tsar-sponsored military squad
Liberal party that fought against serfdom
97
What mountain is considered the tallest in Europe?
Mount Elbrus
Ural Mountains
Mount Akhun
Mount Narodnaya
98
Which two books were written and published during Kruschev's reign?
"Anna Karenina" and "War and Peace"
"Perestroika" and "Glasnost'"
"Doctor Zhivago" and "Crime and Punishment"
"One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" and "Doctor Zhivago
99
What is often considered natural borders between Europe and Asia?
Black Sea
Elbrus Mountains
Bering Strait
Ural Mountains
100
The October Revolution is celebrated in which month?
February
October
November
December
101
Which tsar built St. Basil's Cathedral to mark victory over the Khazan Khanate?
Ivan IV or Ivan the Terrible
Grand Duke Daniil Aleksandrovich
Ivan III or Ivan the Great
Alexander Nevsky
102
Who was the first man in space?
Konstantin Tsialovsky
Yuri Gagarin
Nikita Khruschev
Slava Fetisov
103
At what age did Peter the Great become tsar?
20 years old
10 years old
3 years old
25 years old
104
When Lenin died, who were the two frontrunners for the post of the Secretary of the Communists?
Kirov and Trotsky
Stalin and Dzerzhinsky
Stalin and Molotov
Trotsky and Stalin
105
In what year did the Moscow Olympics take place?
2000
1970
1980
2014
106
Who wrote "Eugene Onegin", "The Bronze Horseman", fairy tales, poems?
Tchaikovsky
Akhmatova
Gogol
Pushkin
107
Which tsar was prone to episodic outbreaks of mental illness?
Mikhail Romanov
Ivan III or Ivan the Great
Peter the Great
Ivan IV or Ivan the Terrible
108
The paintings of which artist have maritime scenes?
Dostoevsky
Mussorgsky
Aivazovsky
Tchaikovsky
109
Ded Moroz is
Baba Yaga's husband
The symbol of Russian resistance during WWII
the composer of the Russian anthem
Grandfather Frost
110
Who was the last Romanov tsar?
Peter III
Alexander III
Vladimir III
Nicholas II
111
What was Yaroslav the Wise not known for?
Encouraged artists
defeated Mongol invaders
Made alliances with other states
Made written laws
112
What characteristic is not applicable to Russian history?
strong history of democracy
alternating periods of repression and reform
invasions and fear of invasion
openness to west or not
113
According to a Russian superstition, why can't a young girl sit at the corner of the table?
She will be unlucky in life
She will lose all her money
She will not get married for seven years
She will have to clean up the table for the next five years
114
Sputnik is translated as
Space Program Untitled Total Negativity in Kosmos
Nuclear reactor
Satellite
Soviet Patriotic United Technical Nuclear Ideal Kommittee
115
What is NOT true about lake Baikal?
world's deepest lake
the most voluminous fresh water lake in the world
contains 80% of the world's surface fresh water
world's oldest lake
116
Which of the following was not a cause of the 1917 Revolution?
Provocation at Yalta Conference
Duma's ineffectuality
Rasputin and the scandal with the tsarist family
Incompetence of Tsar Nicholas II
117
Which monarch abolished serfdom in 1881?
Alexander II
Alexander I
Nicholas I
Alexander III
118
Which writers were not part of the Golden Age of Russian literature?
Pushkin and Akhmatova
Tostoy and Gogol
Turgenev and Dostoevsky
Tchekhov and Tolstoy
119
What is dacha?
mushroom picking
small plots of land owned by individuals
apartment building in the city
Russian sauna
120
What is NOT true about the Unity Day?
It commemorates the defeat of the Lithuanian-Polish invaders
It is celebrated on November 4
On this day the President gives out the medals in Kremlin
It is a religious holiday
