Russia History Quiz 8

Questions

1. What was the name given to the speech by Khrushchev given at the 1956 Party Congress?

   1. True Speech
   2. Death Speed
   3. Secret Speech
   4. Danger Speed

2. With which invention is Mikhail Tvest most associated?

   1. Chromatography
   2. Logography
   3. Sigography
   4. Monography

3. Who replaced Gennaidy Selexznyov as Russian State Duma Chairman in 2003?

   1. Sergey Naryshkin
   2. Markos Tevos
   3. Vladimir Putin
   4. Boris Gryzlov

4. Who became General Secretary of the Party in 1984?

   1. Stalin
   2. Andropov
   3. Chernenko
   4. Yeltsin

5. Which one of these composers was also a notable advocate of Women's rights?

   1. Balakirev
   2. Tchaikovksy
   3. Borodin
   4. Glinka

6. Which of his sons succeeded Sauromates II as King of the Bosporan Kingdom?

   1. Merisylyoes
   2. Rhescuprois
   3. Cotys
   4. Lotys

7. Which author was arrested in 1849 for his involvement in the Petrashevsky Circle?

   1. Leo Tolstoy
   2. Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
   3. Maxim Gorky
   4. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

8. When was the first Soviet formed?

   1. 1915
   2. 1925
   3. 1967
   4. 1905

9. When did Yeltsin ban the Soviet Communist Party in Russia?

   1. 1991
   2. 1999
   3. 1994
   4. 1986

10. When did the 3-day Kishinev Pogrom occur?

    1. 1923
    2. 1903
    3. 1943
    4. 1983

11. When did Boris Gryzlov become Chairman of the State Duman?

    1. 2006
    2. 2012
    3. 2009
    4. 2003

12. Aleksander Nevksy's Grandfather was known as Vsevolod the \_\_?

    1. Big Nest
    2. Tall Tree
    3. Heavy Hand
    4. Wide Load

13. What is the name of the first child of Vladimir Putin born in 1985?

    1. Julianne
    2. Ivana
    3. Marissa
    4. Mariya

14. The site of Arkaim, key to prehistoric finds, lies on the border between Russia and where?

    1. Ukraine
    2. China
    3. Turkey
    4. Kazakhstan

15. The Central Committee administer which political party?

    1. Communist Party
    2. LDPR
    3. A Just Russia
    4. United Russia

16. Perestroika was a plan launched by which leader?

    1. Brezhnev
    2. Yeltsin
    3. Andropov
    4. Gorbachev

17. Khvalysbk Culture preceded which other era?

    1. Samara
    2. Maramara
    3. Lama
    4. Kama

18. In what year was Oil Baron Mikhail Khodorkovksy arrested on tax evasion charges?

    1. 2009
    2. 2003
    3. 2006
    4. 2012

19. In the year 2000, Putin reinstated what from the Stalin era?

    1. Flag
    2. Currency
    3. Power Structure
    4. National Anthem

20. How many years was Mikhail Khodorkovksy imprisoned for in 2003 on tax evasion charges?

    1. 9
    2. 900
    3. 19
    4. 99

21. Former Russian Prince of Vladimir, Dmitry, has what nickname?

    1. The Terrible Eyes
    2. The Big Chin
    3. The One Face
    4. The No Ears