- 1. When was Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible, crowned as the Grand Prince of Moscow?
A) 1453
B) 1547
C) 1480
D) 1600
- 2. What was the name of Ivan the Terrible's first wife who died in 1560?
A) Maria
B) Anastasia
C) Olga
D) Ekaterina
- 3. Which city did Ivan the Terrible capture in 1552, expanding the Russian territories to the Volga River?
A) St. Petersburg
B) Kiev
C) Kazan
D) Novgorod
- 4. Which city did Ivan the Terrible destroy in 1570, leading to many casualties and creating lasting fear among the Russian population?
A) St. Petersburg
B) Novgorod
C) Kazan
D) Moscow
- 5. Ivan the Terrible founded a secret police force known as what?
A) Duma
B) Boyars
C) Streltsy
D) Oprichnina
- 6. What was the name of Ivan the Terrible's eldest son who died in 1581 after a physical altercation with his father?
A) Alexei Ivanovich
B) Dmitri Ivanovich
C) Fyodor Ivanovich
D) Ivan Ivanovich
- 7. In which year did Ivan the Terrible establish the Oprichnina and initiate a reign of terror in Russia?
A) 1565
B) 1520
C) 1580
D) 1540
- 8. In what year did Ivan the Terrible die, leaving a chaotic political situation in Russia?
A) 1600
B) 1550
C) 1584
D) 1560
- 9. Ivan the Terrible's destructive sweep known as the 'Oprianchnina' targeted which social class in particular?
A) Merchants
B) Peasants
C) Clergy
D) Boyars
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