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