Timeline of Russian history - Quiz
Timeline of Russian history
  • 1. On what date did the Bolshevik government adopt the Gregorian calendar?
A) 1 January 1920
B) 31 January 1918
C) 31 December 1918
D) 1 January 1917
  • 2. What calendar was used in Russia before 31 January 1918?
A) Byzantine calendar
B) Old Style Julian calendar
C) Lunar calendar
D) Gregorian calendar
  • 3. The provided text mentions which century as the starting point of the Russian history timeline?
A) 7th century
B) 9th century
C) 10th century
D) 8th century
  • 4. What is the subject of the document that lists legal and territorial changes in Russia?
A) Geography of Russia
B) Economic handbook
C) Timeline of Russian history
D) Russian literature guide
  • 5. Which publication from 1841 lists remarkable events in Russia?
A) New Tablet of Memory
B) Historical Reference Book
C) A Manual of Dates
D) Dictionary of Chronology
  • 6. Who edited the 1908 publication titled 'Historians' History of the World'?
A) Thomas Bartlett
B) Henry Smith Williams
C) Charles E. Little
D) Louis Heilprin
  • 7. Which book title covers the chronology of the Russian and Soviet Empires?
A) Ethnohistorical Dictionary of the Russian and Soviet Empires
B) Cambridge Companion to Modern Russian Culture
C) History of Russia
D) Geography of Russia and Its Neighbors
  • 8. What type of calendar adjustment is noted in the text regarding Russian history?
A) Adoption of the Islamic calendar
B) Adoption of the Gregorian calendar
C) Adoption of the solar calendar
D) Elimination of leap years
  • 9. Which author wrote the 2005 book 'History of Russia: to 1917'?
A) Daniel Jaffé
B) Walter G. Mossy
C) Mikhail S. Blinnikov
D) Norman E. Saul
  • 10. The text suggests reading which topic for the background of the timeline events?
A) History of Russia
B) Medieval Russian art
C) Russian monarchs
D) Soviet foreign policy
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