History of Russia Questions

Peasants recruited to migrate to newly-seized lands in the Russian empire were calledSelect one:a. slavs.b. emigrati.c. boyars.d. cossacks. e. "Old Believers."

Which of the following was NOT one of Peter the Great's political reforms?Select one:a. Specialized bureaucracyb. Systemization of law codesc. Elimination of noble councilsd. Improved military weaponrye. Reduction of taxes on the peasantry

Ivan IV, called Ivan the Terrible,Select one:a. destroyed the hold of the Vikings on Russia and eastern Europe.b. was responsible for the incorporation of Poland into the Russian empire.c. abandoned the principles of territorial expansion in favor of centralizing power at home.d. allied himself with the Russian aristocracy in a policy of political decentralization.e. wished to confirm tsarist autocracy by attacking the authority of boyars.

Russians who refused to accept tsarist reforms of the Orthodox church and who were exiled to Siberia for their conservatism were calledSelect one:a. "Old Believers." b. fundamentalists.c. boyars.d. bogomils.e. cossacks.

What was one of the primary differences between the social organization of the West and Russia in the 17th and 18th centuries?Select one:a. There was much more forced labor in Western Europe than in Russia due to the needs of the growing industrial base.b. Russia's merchant class was more fully developed than that of the West.c. The agricultural labor of the West was subject to a more restrictive form of serfdom than that of Russia.d. The West had no formal aristocracy by the 18th century, but in Russia the nobility retained their political and social function.e. Russia saw a progressive intensification of serfdom while the West was relaxing this institution in favor of other labor systems.

The development of coercive labor systems in eastern Europe was indicative ofSelect one:a. Russia's economic dominance over Asian trade.b. poor race relations in the East.c. the creation of a core economic zone in Russia.d. eastern Europe's growing economic subordination to the West. e. the development of industrial strength in the region.

Which of the following was NOT a form of contact with the West during the reigns of the Ivans?Select one:a. Diplomatic missions were sent to leading Western states.b. Territorial expansion along the Polish and Lithuanian borderc. Military alliances were signed with Spain and Portugal. d. Western merchants established outposts in Moscow and other centers.e. Italian artists and craftsmen were imported for building projects.

Compared to Western governments, how great a role did the Russian government play in economic development?Select one:a. Because of the dependent nature of the Russian economy, the government played a relatively less significant role in economic development.b. Because of the absence of a merchant class, the Russian government played a greater role than was common in Western states. c. Unlike the West, all production and distribution of goods was controlled by the government.d. Like the West, the government's role in the economy was largely restricted to establishing tariffs and protective measures for domestic industries.e. The Russian government had no role in economic development, a task it abandoned to foreign investors.

Peter the Great established a new capital for Russia atSelect one:a. Novgorod.b. Kiev.c. Moscow.d. Ekaterinburg.e. St. Petersburg.

What was one of the primary limitations on the expansion of the agricultural economy?Select one:a. The lack of cheap laborb. The lack of estate agricultural systems in Russiac. The lack of available and arable landd. Lack of technological improvement e. The lack of markets for Russian surpluses

Eastern Europe shared with Russia all of the following characteristics EXCEPTSelect one:a. poverty.b. the development of empire. c. the dominance of the landed aristocracy.d. rigid serfdom.e. the lack of a native commercial class and a significant urban culture.

What was the state of the Russian economy immediately after the expulsion of the Mongols in the 15th century?Select one:a. Russia was following the West into an economy dominated by merchants and capitalists.b. Russia had become a more purely agricultural economy, dependent on peasant labor. c. Fueled by the establishment of the Tatar trade routes with the East, Russia had developed a significant export trade and merchant class.d. Russia was already a dependent region within the global economy dominated by the West.e. Russia's economic ties were almost exclusively with the Ottoman Empire and hence with Africa.

What was the relationship between Catherine the Great's government and local administration?Select one:a. The government established by Catherine the Great exercised exclusive control over both central and local government.b. The powers of the government were exercised almost entirely by the nobility and little formal authority was exercised by the central administration.c. Under Catherine the Great, there was little central authority, but village governments under the jurisdiction of peasant headmen continued to function.d. The local bureaucracy held most of the judicial power whereas the tsarist government controlled tax revenues.e. The tsarist government combined a real monopoly of formal politics by a central administration, but had little power over the noble-owned estates.

In what way did Peter the Great shift the foreign policy interests of Russia?Select one:a. Peter the Great initiated the Russian invasion of China.b. Peter abandoned the Russian policies of expansion in favor of consolidation at the center.c. Peter's wars with the Ottoman Empire and Sweden indicated a westward shift in Russian expansion. d. Peter allied himself with the traditional Russian enemy, the Ottoman Empire.e. Peter began Russian expansion into North America and Japan.

What was the limitation of Peter the Great's policies of cultural Westernization?Select one:a. Despite tsarist proclamations, Westernization failed to have any impact on Russian society.b. He made no attempt to introduce Western education, particularly in technological subjects.c. Peter made no attempt to enforce cultural reforms.d. Westernization was limited to the elite. e. He did not have firsthand knowledge of Western institutions

What was the impact of early Russian expansion on central Asia?Select one:a. There was no impact at first but as time went by, there was a gradual assimilation of the Chinese speaking groupsb. Independent central Asia, the source of nomadic cultures and invasion forces, was eliminated. c. Central Asia revived economically as a result of the expansion.d. Russian society became more culturally and ethnically homogeneous.e. Chinese trade was refocused through Russia and eastern Europe.

Ivan the Great declared that the Russian empire was the successor to which great empire?Select one:a. Mongol Empireb. Han Chinac. Rome d. The Golden Hordee. The Ottoman Empire

What government did Ivan the Great claim to have succeeded as the "third Rome"?Select one:a. The Byzantine Empire b. The Ottoman Empirec. Holy Roman Empired. The Umayyad Empiree. The Abbasid Empire

Which of the following areas was NOT colonized or claimed by the Russian empire during the reign of Catherine the Great?Select one:a. Parts of Siberiab. Polandc. The Pacific coast of North America as far south as modern Californiad. Alaskae. Greece

All of the following countries participated in the successive partitions of Poland EXCEPTSelect one:a. Hungary. b. Poland.c. Prussia.d. Austria.e. Russia