Commonwealth of Independent States test 1. What is the Official language of the CIS? A. Russian B. Ukrainian C. None D.

Uzbeki

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2. What were the Rulers of Russia called before 1917? A. Caesar B. Tsar C. King D. Emperor 3. From 1917 until 1991 Russia was referred to as? 4. Who was the last Tsar of Russia overthrown by popular revolution? A. Ivan the Terrible B. Vladimir Putin C. Nicolai II D. Alexander II 5. Which group of people took over Russia after the Russian Civil War? A. Bolsheviks b. Aristocrats c. Imperialists d. Romanovs 6. Who was the leader of the communist revolution that took over in 1917? a. Josef Stalin b. Vladimir Lenin c. Leon Trotsky d. Alexei II 7. A sea in Southern Russia that has been reduced to 25% of its original size is? a. Aral Sea b. Black Sea c. Caspian Sea d. Lake Baikal 8. The famous cathedral build in Moscow in 1555 is called? a. St. Cyrils b. St. Basils c. St. Matthews d. St. Georges 9. This was the capital of Russia during the imperial period? a. Moscow b. Vladivostok c. Stalingrad d. St. Petersburg 10. This is an area that is considered unlivable in the northern part of Russia? a. Taiga B. Vladivostok c. Tundra d. Antartica 11. This is a very cold part of Russia where political prisoners were held? a. Siberia b. Vladivostok c. Moscow d. Tundra 12. The second biggest country in the CIS is? a. Kazakhstan b. Ukraine c. Turkmenistan d. Uzbekistan

13. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union after Vladimir Lenin? a. Leon Trotsky b. Nikita Khrushchev c. Josef Stalin 14. Russias current capital is which of the following? a. St. Petersburg b. Moscow c. Stalingrad d. Volgograd 15. Which group has been at war with the Russian Government since the 1990s? a. Kazaks b. Uzbeks c. Georgians d. Chechens

16. The current president of Russia who has been in power since 1999 is? a. Vladimir Putin b. Dimitry Medvedev c. Boris Yeltsin d. Gorbachev 17. Who was the advisor to the Tsar who was greatly mistrusted by the people? a. Alexander Kerensky b. Leo Tolstoy c. Rasputin d. Alexander Romanov 18. The heir to the Romanov had this disease that made him extremely weak? a. Cancer b. Hemophilia d. Sickle cell d. Lupus 19. Russia biggest lake is this, the deepest freshwater lake in the World? a. Lake Victoria b. Lake Moscow b. lake Volga d.Lake Baikal 20. While under the Soviet Union Russia was which political system? a. Communism b. Capitalism c. Mixed Economy d. Democracy 21. The biggest religion in Russia is? a. Orthodox Christian b. Islam c. Roman Catholic 22. Russia is in which continent? a. Europe b. Asia c. Australia d. Eurasia d. Judaism

23. The conflict between Russia and the United States after World War II was? a. Cold War b. the Russian war c. World War III d. The Korean War 24. Even though the country is in two different continents most people live in? a. Asia b. Europe 25. The countries of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan have which Religion? a. Islam b. Orthodox Christian c. Catholicism d. Judaism 26. Which country dominates the politics of the CIS? a. Uzbekistan b. Turkmenistan c. Ukraine d. Russian 27. Russia uses which Alphabet? a. Arabic b. Latin c. Cyrillic d. Armenian

28. Vladimir Putin made which action illegal for Americans in Russia? a. Traveling b. Working c. Adopting d. trading 29. Russia has large reserves of this product in its southern steppe? a. Timber b. Oil c. Natural Gas d. Salt mines 30. The Word Tsar translates to what in English? a. Caesar b. King c. Emperor d. Dictator

True and False: 31. Russian is the official Language of the entire CIS. 32. Lake Baikal is the deepest freshwater lake in the World. 33. Most of the Russian People live in the Asian Part of Russia. 34. Russia allows People from the United States to adopt Russian children. 35. Russian government went from Communist to Capitalist in 1991 36. Vladimir Putin has never had a challenge to the legitimacy of his rule. 37. The last tsar was allowed to leave the country after he was kicked out of office. 38. Russia has had at least two wars with Chechnya over separation. 39. Russia is the largest country in the world in terms of size. 40. Russia and the United States were major trade partners in the 20th century. Matching: Josef Stalin Rasputin Vladimir Putin Ivan the terrible Vladimir Lenin Peter the Great Alexander II

41. ___________________ is the current president of Russia whose election has been questioned. 42. This man was the advisor to Alexander who was mistrusted by the people ____________________ 43. ____________________ was the first leader of the Soviet Union. 44. This man was the last Tsar ___________________________. 45. This man had the Cathedral St. Basils built and then blinded the architect who built it ______________________. 46. _________________________ was a tsar who moved the Capital of Russia to St. Petersburg.