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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the term for a Russian noble?
boyar
doestevsky
Romanov
samurai
- 2. Multiple Choice
What cruel ruler of Russia formed a secret police that dressed in all black and terrorized his victims?
Ivan the Terrible
Peter the Great
Louis XIV
Frederick the Great
- 3. Multiple Choice
What city did Peter build on a swamp in order to give himself a port into Western Europe?
Moscow
Siberia
St. Petersburg
Paris
- 4. Multiple Choice
What duke of Moscow threw off Mongol rule of Russia & declared himself the first tsar?
Ivan III
Catherine the Great
Peter the Great
Ivan IV
- 5. Multiple Choice
A Russian monarch who studied the philosphes and attempted very limited reforms...
Ivan IV
Peter the Great
Catherine the Great
Mikhail Romanov
- 6. Multiple Choice
The greatest accomplishment of Peter the Great of Russia was:
converting Russia to communism
building the warm water port of St. Petersburg and bringing western ideas to Russia
ousting the Mongols from Russia and setting up Moscow as the capital
setting up an examination system to select government officials
- 7. Multiple ChoiceRussia's Peter the Great "Westernized" Russia through all of the following EXCEPT:By establishing a Senate to debate progressive legislation.By creating a navy and a new city on the Baltic Sea.By requiring his people to shave their beards and eliminate traditional Russian sleeves.By importing Western technocrats and technology.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceFollowing Pugachev's Rebellion, granted greater power over serfs laced heaviest tax burden on serfsCatherine the GreatFrederick the GreatJoseph II
- 9. Multiple Choice
Ivan III of Russia accomplished all of the following EXCEPT
establishing a policy of Russian isolationism
centralizing the Russian government
liberating Russia from the Mongols
conquering much of the territory around Moscow
- 10. Multiple ChoicePeter the Great's main reason for visiting the West was togain allies for Russiagain a warm-water seaport for Russialearn about Western customs and technologyimpress the West with Russia's learning and technology
- 11. Multiple Choice
Kiev Rus was the first what?
State in Russia
Slav State
Mongol ruled country
Prince ruled country
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