Question 1

Chernobyl,Ukraine,has become famous because of this event in 1986.

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclear reactor accident
B)  demonstration against Soviet rule
C)  assassination of the Soviet leader
D)  nuclear weapons treaty signed by the Soviet Union and China
E)  launching of a manned mission to the MoonF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

The decline of the Mongol Empire in the 16th century saw the rise of:

Accepted Answer

A)  western travelers and cities
B)  larger kingdoms and serfs
C)  the Tsars
D)  the Bolsheviks
E)  nomadic people and khansF) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 3

What is one of the goals of the Russian Green Building Council?

Accepted Answer

A)  wind power
B)  "no more rubbish"
C)  carbon neutral buildings
D)  solar and hydroelectric power
E)  endangered species protectionF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

Russia's "command economy" was established by which Soviet leader?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lenin
B)  Gorbachev
C)  Yeltsin
D)  Putin
E)  StalinF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 5

During the Russian Diaspora of the early 20th century,1/4 of these migrants settled in which American City?

Accepted Answer

A)  Philadelphia
B)  New York City
C)  Washington,D.C.
D)  Chicago
E)  PittsburghF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following was true about Soviet industrialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  expansion in less-developed regions
B)  regional production complexes
C)  secrecy from external military
D)  environmental problems
E)  all of the aboveF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

The Russian Federation has claimed what part of the Arctic "Frontier"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Svalbard
B)  Lomonosov Ridge
C)  Northwest Passage
D)  Jan Mayen
E)  Northeast PassageF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following is true about Indigenous people in the Russian Arctic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dolgan people herd reindeer
B)  seasonal ice is integral to life
C)  the tundra environment influences culture
D)  all of the above
E)  none of the aboveF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

When did the Bolshevik Revolution occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  1917
B)  1817
C)  1945
D)  1967
E)  1989F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

Which vegetation type found in the Russian Federation represents a cold-resistant,coniferous forest?

Accepted Answer

A)  steppe
B)  tundra
C)  taiga
D)  volga
E)  none of theseF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

Which factor(s) weakened the Commonwealth of Independent States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ukraine's departure
B)  Eastern Europe's expansion to NATO
C)  annexation of Crimea
D)  all of the above
E)  none of the aboveF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Who was the first leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peter the Great
B)  Nikita Kruschev
C)  Nikolai Lenin
D)  Karl Marx
E)  none of the aboveF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following is the fastest-growing religious grouping in Russia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eastern Orthodox
B)  Catholics
C)  Muslims
D)  Sikhs
E)  HindusF) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Sunni Islam is the dominant religion in Central Asia and the Transcaucasus since:

Accepted Answer

A)  17th and 18th centuries
B)  September 11,2001
C)  8th Century
D)  14th Century
E)  the rise of ISISF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Who were the Soviets who coordinated strikes in 1905?

Accepted Answer

A)  peasants
B)  majority faction of the Russian Social Democrats
C)  state bureaucrats
D)  grassroots councils of workers
E)  the Tsar and royal familyF) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 16

The Siberian timber industry has transformed from government extraction to:

Accepted Answer

A)  privatization
B)  irrigation farming
C)  nomadic pastoralism
D)  larch forests
E)  intensive cultivationF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 17

When did the Soviet Union dissolve as a political entity?

Accepted Answer

A)  1927
B)  1954
C)  1989
D)  2001
E)  1943F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

Higher mortality rates affecting older Russian men is attributed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing poverty and alcoholism
B)  material consumption
C)  nostalgia for Soviet Union
D)  increased industrial productionE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

This vegetation type of drought-resistant grasses also refers to a very dry climate,characteristic of southern Russia,Ukraine,and northern Central Asia.

Accepted Answer

A)  steppe
B)  tundra
C)  taiga
D)  volga
E)  none of theseF) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 20

In 2013,gas and oil accounted for roughly ________ of Russia's export earnings.

Accepted Answer

A)  25%
B)  68%
C)  50%
D)  76%
E)  6%F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Exam 3: The Russian Federation, central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

Which vegetation type found in the Russian Federation represents a cold-resistant,coniferous forest?

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Higher mortality rates affecting older Russian men is attributed to:

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Which factor(s) weakened the Commonwealth of Independent States?

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Which of the following is true about Indigenous people in the Russian Arctic?

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This vegetation type of drought-resistant grasses also refers to a very dry climate,characteristic of southern Russia,Ukraine,and northern Central Asia.

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Which of the following is the fastest-growing religious grouping in Russia?

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Chernobyl,Ukraine,has become famous because of this event in 1986.

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When did the Soviet Union dissolve as a political entity?

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The Russian Federation has claimed what part of the Arctic "Frontier"?

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The decline of the Mongol Empire in the 16th century saw the rise of:

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Who were the Soviets who coordinated strikes in 1905?

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Who was the first leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?

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The Siberian timber industry has transformed from government extraction to:

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Which of the following was true about Soviet industrialization?

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What is one of the goals of the Russian Green Building Council?

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Russia's "command economy" was established by which Soviet leader?

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Sunni Islam is the dominant religion in Central Asia and the Transcaucasus since:

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When did the Bolshevik Revolution occur?

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In 2013,gas and oil accounted for roughly ________ of Russia's export earnings.

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During the Russian Diaspora of the early 20th century,1/4 of these migrants settled in which American City?

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