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- Peter the Great's most ambitious cultural undertaking was:A. Providing free textbooks for all public school students B. Creating a museum that chronicled his accomplishments C. The creation of the Imperial Academy of Sciences D. The establishment of a university for serfs
- Peter the Great's "most ambitious cultural undertaking " was: A. Creation of a national zoo in Moscow B. Creation of the Imperial Academy of Sciences C. Creation of a National Bank and a new monetary systemD. Creation of hundreds of elementary school for serfs in hundreds of isolated estates
- One of the major causes of the Crimean War:A. Russia's desire to replace the Ottomans as the rulers of Constantinople B. Great Britain's expansion into China C. Ukrainian resistance to autocratic rule by Nicholas ID. Rise of Russia as a great naval power competing with Great Britain for control of the Mediterranean
- During the reign of Catherine the Great Poland was partitioned by all the following nation states except : A ) Russia B ) Ottoman Empire ( Turkey ) C ) Prussia D ) Austria
- During her reign Catherine the Great had a statue of which Russian czar erected in St. Petersburg? A. Peter the Great B. Ivan the Terrible C. Michael Romanov D. Potemkin
- The epic battle between Alexander I and Napoleon , on September 7 , 1812 , some seventy- five miles east of Moscow that has few equals in history where the "severity of the fighting" was intense and the "bloodshed was staggering " was at a village named:A. Waterloo B. Brest C. Borodino D. Smolensk E. Austerlitz
- The Great Northern War was fought by Russia against : A ) Prussia B ) Sweden C ) Finland D ) France
- Emelian Pugachev who led a revolt against Catherine the Great , was a : A. Don Cossack B. Russian nobleman from the Volga RiverC. Peasant from a village near St. Petersburg D. Moscow clergyman
- Arrange the following Russian czars in correct chronological order A ) Catherine the Great ; B ) Paul I ; C ) Alexander I ; D ) Peter III A) A , B , D , C B ) D , A, B , C C) A , B , C , D D. D , A , C , B
- Arrange the following Russian leaders in correct chronological order: 1) Ivan the Terrible ; 2) Peter the Great ; 3 ) Vladimir ; 4 ) Michael Romanov A ) 3 , 2 , 1 , 4 B ) 4 , 3 , 4 , 1 , 2 C ) 4 , 1 , 2 , 3 D ) 3 , 1 , 4 , 2
- Following the death of Ivan the Terrible's only surviving son , Theodore (also known as Fyodor) , who was known to be weak and limited in intelligence , who became regent and ruler of the Russian state? A. Ivan VII B. Boris GodunovC. Michael Romanov D. Dimitri
- Pravda in Russian means: A. A vagabond B. Gossip C. Wisdom D. Truth
- Who were the two people responsible for introducing the Cyrillic alphabet to Russia ? A. Ivan the IV and Ivan Ivanovich B. Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky C. Cyril and Methodius D. Bill Hailey and His Comets
- The Crimean War: A. 1812-1816 B. 1823-1825 C. 1853-1856 D. 1861-1865
- The Mogols were successful conquerors largely because of their : A. Excellent and highly mobile cavalry B. Espionage terrorism and superior siege equipment borrowed from China C. Newly constructed roads , a courier system , and a crude census for taxation purposes D. All of the above
- Who were the Decembrist?A. Radicals in the Russian army who opposed Nicholas I B. Radicals who led a revolt in St. Petersburg in 1825C. Conspirators hanged imprisoned or sentenced to long exhile in SiberiaD. All of the above
- All of the following were "secret police" in Russia at one time or another , except : A. CHEKA B. GPU C. NKVD D. RSB E. IRS
- " Time of Troubles "( 1584-1613 ) : A. Era in which the Mongols ruled all of Russia B. Russia during the era of Ivan the Terrible C. A turbulent , confusing , and painful era of Russian history D. Era in which Russia was overrun by both the Poles and the Swedes
- What watershed moment in world history is considered responsible for the rise of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Russia ? A The Fall of Constantinople B. The Siege of Sevastopol C. The ReformationD . Schism of 1054
- All of the following "barbarians" invaded Russia in the era before Christianity except: A. Visigoths B. Ostrogoths C. Mongols D. Slovaks E. Khazars