Tsar - Quiz
Tsar
  • 1. What is the etymological origin of the word 'tsar'?
A) Latin word caesar
B) German word kaiser
C) Slavic word knyaz
D) Greek word basileus
  • 2. Who was the first monarch to adopt the title of tsar?
A) Boris I of Bulgaria
B) Simeon I of Bulgaria
C) Ivan IV of Russia
D) Stefan Dušan of Serbia
  • 3. Which empire used the title 'tsar' between 1547 and 1721?
A) Tsardom of Russia
B) Serbian Empire
C) Second Bulgarian Empire
D) First Bulgarian Empire
  • 4. In what year did Ferdinand I of Bulgaria adopt the title of tsar?
A) 1878
B) 1946
C) 1396
D) 1908
  • 5. Who was the first foreigner to be named 'caesar' by Emperor Justinian II?
A) Simeon I
B) Boris I
C) Kaloyan
D) Tervel of Bulgaria
  • 6. Which Serbian monarch crowned himself 'Emperor of Serbs and Greeks' in 1346?
A) Simeon Uroš
B) John Uroš
C) Stefan Dušan
D) Stefan Uroš V
  • 7. Who was the first Russian ruler to be formally crowned as tsar of all Russia in 1547?
A) Peter the Great
B) Ivan IV
C) Ivan III
D) Vasily III
  • 8. What text first recorded the spelling 'czar' in 1549?
A) Slavonic-Bulgarian History
B) Notes on Muscovite Affairs
C) The History of the Tsars
D) Byzantine Political Theory
  • 9. In what year did Peter the Great formally adopt the title of Emperor?
A) 1815
B) 1476
C) 1721
D) 1547
  • 10. What title did Russian rulers hold over Poland starting in 1815?
A) Grand Duke of Poland
B) King of Poland
C) Emperor of Poland
D) Tsar of Poland
  • 11. Which title was used for Bulgarian monarchs before they adopted 'tsar' upon independence in 1908?
A) Basileus
B) Knyaz
C) Kralj
D) Autokrator
  • 12. Who is the last person to have held the title of tsar of Bulgaria?
A) Simeon II
B) Boris I
C) Ferdinand I
D) Peter I
  • 13. What is the Slavic term for 'king' that corresponds to the later Russian interpretation of 'tsar' regarding Poland?
A) Król
B) Kralj
C) Car
D) Knyaz
  • 14. Which title did Mikhail of Tver assume in addition to 'tsar'?
A) Knyaz
B) Kaiser
C) Basileus ton Ros
D) Imperator
  • 15. To which historical figure was the title 'White Tsar' attributed by indigenous peoples of Siberia?
A) The autocrat of the Russian Empire
B) The Byzantine Emperor
C) Simeon I of Bulgaria
D) The Khan of the Golden Horde
  • 16. How many times was the title of tsar used in Montenegro?
A) One time
B) Two times
C) Five times
D) Never
  • 17. Who was the person that used the title of tsar in Montenegro?
A) Thomas Brackett Reed
B) Šćepan Mali
C) Andrew Johnson
D) Peter III
  • 18. What is the English translation for the name Šćepan Mali?
A) Stephen the Great
B) Tsar the Little
C) Peter the Great
D) Stephen the Little
  • 19. Šćepan Mali was rumored to be which former Russian emperor?
A) Peter I
B) Andrew Johnson
C) Peter III
D) Thomas Brackett Reed
  • 20. In what year did Šćepan Mali begin his reign as tsar of Montenegro?
A) 1773
B) 1866
C) 1919
D) 1768
  • 21. When did the reign of Šćepan Mali as tsar of Montenegro end?
A) 1768
B) 1866
C) 1919
D) 1773
  • 22. Since what year has 'tsar' or 'czar' been used in English as a metaphor for high authority?
A) 1866
B) 1773
C) 1768
D) 1919
  • 23. Which U.S. President was referred to as a tsar in 1866?
A) Kenesaw Mountain Landis
B) Thomas Brackett Reed
C) Peter III
D) Andrew Johnson
  • 24. In which decades was Thomas Brackett Reed called 'Czar Reed'?
A) 1880s and 1890s
B) 1860s and 1870s
C) 1760s and 1770s
D) 1910s and 1920s
  • 25. What is the common role of a 'czar' within the US government?
A) Judge
B) Sub-cabinet-level advisor
C) Speaker of the House
D) President
  • 26. Who was one of the earliest known figures to be called a 'czar' in a role outside of politics?
A) Šćepan Mali
B) Thomas Brackett Reed
C) Kenesaw Mountain Landis
D) Andrew Johnson
  • 27. Kenesaw Mountain Landis was named commissioner of which sport?
A) Football
B) Basketball
C) Soccer
D) Baseball
  • 28. What scandal was Kenesaw Mountain Landis tasked with cleaning up?
A) Black Sox scandal
B) Watergate scandal
C) Teapot Dome scandal
D) The Montenegro scandal
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