Russian History Multiple Choice

Can you answer these multiple choice questions about the history of Russia?

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1. Who was invited to Novgorod in the year 862 and started the first dynasty of Rus' for the next 7 centuries?

Oleg ✓

Rurik ✓

Igor ✓

Roman ✓

Rurikids will rule until 1598

2. What description is often associated with Ivan IV?

Great ✓

Beautiful ✓

Terrible ✓

Wise ✓

3. Who was the founder of Moscow?

Yuri the Long Hand ✓

Vsevolod the Big Nest ✓

Ivan III ✓

Vasily the Dark ✓

4. A monk in the 16th century introduced a theological and political concept of asserting Moscow as the successor to ancient Rome. It was stated as "Moscow, ___ Rome"

Best ✓

Third ✓

New ✓

Second ✓

5. How many casualties did the Soviet Union suffer during the WW2?

10 to 20 million ✓

5 to 10 million ✓

20 to 30 million ✓

More than 30 million ✓

6. What was the real surname of Joseph Stalin?

Bronstein ✓

Tsereteli ✓

Rozenfeld ✓

Jughashvili ✓

7. True of false. Has the Russian Emperor ever kissed Napoleon?

No ✓

Yes ✓

8. Which of these cities was never captured by the Russian army?

Beijing ✓

Paris ✓

Stockholm ✓

Budapest ✓

9. The Emancipation reform abolished Russian serfdom (socio-economic status of unfree peasants under feudalism). When was it held?

1917 ✓

1649 ✓

1551 ✓

1861 ✓

10. What was the fate of the last Russian Tsar?

Died in prison in the USSR ✓

Was shot in the basement ✓

Escaped from soviets and died abroad ✓

Was killed in the Kremlin by cutting off the head ✓

11. Which of these countries has Russia fought the most times?

Sweden ✓

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ✓

Ottoman empire ✓

Germany ✓

12. What was the primary reason of selling Alaska to the US?

Threat of British invasion ✓

Craziness of the Tsar ✓

Lack of money to sustain an unprofitable colony ✓

Friendship with the US ✓

13. For which of these places was there never a plan of colonizing it by Russia?

Hawaii ✓

Djibouti ✓

New Guinea ✓

Iceland ✓

14. Which of these is not a Russian invention or discovery?

Vodka ✓

Periodic table ✓

Non-Euclidean geometry ✓

Tetris ✓

15. Which of these crucial battles was lost by the Russian army

The Battle of Stalingrad in 1942-1943 ✓

The Battle of Kulikovo in 1380 ✓

The Battle of Borodino in 1812 ✓

The Battle of Poltava in 1709 ✓

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