 - 1. What is the primary source for the derivation of the name 'Moscow'?
A) A local forest B) The Moskva River C) The Kremlin D) A historic ruler
- 2. Which Proto-Indo-European root is associated with the name Moskva?
A) *slav- B) *meu- C) *mork- D) *aqua-
- 3. What does the Proto-Indo-European root *meu- mean?
A) cold B) dry C) deep D) wet
- 4. Which language family does the hypothesis about the name 'Mustajoki' belong to?
A) Indo-European B) Finno-Ugric C) Semitic D) Turkic
- 5. What does the term 'Mustajoki' mean according to the Finno-Ugric hypothesis?
A) Wet Marsh B) Cold Stream C) Black River D) Deep Water
- 6. Which Pre-Slavic tribes are mentioned in the Finno-Ugric naming hypothesis?
A) Goth and Hun B) Viking and Saxon C) Celt and Gaul D) Merya and Muroma
- 7. What is the reconstructed Old Russian form of the city's name?
A) *Mosky B) *Moskva C) *Moskovĭ D) *Musga
- 8. To which noun declension did the early Slavic name *Mosky belong?
A) ā-stem B) o-stem C) ū-stem D) i-stem
- 9. Which of these is a modern German version of the city's name?
A) Moscovo B) Moscou C) Moskau D) Moscú
- 10. What is the English demonym for a resident of Moscow?
A) Muscovite B) Moscovian C) Moskovite D) Moskvan
- 11. Which term is used as an epithet for Moscow?
A) The Golden City B) Third Rome C) The Northern Star D) The Iron Capital
- 12. How many honorary Hero Cities were there in the Soviet Union?
A) 7 B) 15 C) 12 D) 10
- 13. The Sanskrit word 'májjati', linked to the name Moskva, means what?
A) to wash B) to freeze C) to drown D) to flow
- 14. Which Latin word is cited as a cognate of the name Moskva?
A) murus B) mare C) mons D) mergō
- 15. In which century were the first written references to Moskovĭ found?
A) 10th century B) 12th century C) 11th century D) 14th century
- 16. What is the Prekmurje Slovene word for 'marsh, swamp' mentioned in the text?
A) mazgati B) müzga C) muzga D) mosky
- 17. In which country is the place 'Mozgawa' located?
A) Poland B) Russia C) Ukraine D) Bulgaria
- 18. What linguistic process led to the modern Russian form 'Moskva'?
A) Phonetic simplification B) Dialect extinction C) Foreign borrowing D) Morphological generalization
- 19. Which language uses the spelling 'Moscú'?
A) English B) French C) Spanish D) German
- 20. What is the capital and largest city of Russia?
A) Moscow B) Saint Petersburg C) Novosibirsk D) Kazan
- 21. What is the estimated population of Moscow within city limits?
A) More than 13 million B) More than 20 million C) More than 10 million D) More than 15 million
- 22. When was Moscow first documented?
A) 1918 B) 1147 C) 1547 D) 1712
- 23. In what year was the Russian capital moved to Saint Petersburg?
A) 1147 B) 1547 C) 1712 D) 1918
- 24. In what year did the capital move back to Moscow after the Russian Revolution?
A) 1922 B) 1712 C) 1945 D) 1918
- 25. Which city is tied with Moscow for the second-highest number of billionaires?
A) Hong Kong B) London C) Tokyo D) New York
- 26. What serves as the seat of power of the Government of Russia?
A) Moscow Kremlin B) Moscow International Business Center C) Red Square D) Saint Basil's Cathedral
- 27. What percentage of Moscow's territory is covered by greenery?
A) More than 20% B) More than 40% C) More than 60% D) More than 10%
- 28. Which metro system is the busiest in Europe?
A) Paris Metro B) Moscow Metro C) London Underground D) Berlin U-Bahn
- 29. How many international airports serve Moscow?
A) Six B) Two C) Eight D) Four
- 30. Which international sports event did Moscow host in 1980?
A) UEFA European Championship B) Summer Olympics C) FIFA World Cup D) Winter Olympics
- 31. What covers an area of 2,511 square kilometers?
A) The urban area B) The entire country C) The metropolitan area D) Moscow city limits
- 32. What is the status of Moscow in the Russian Federation?
A) Municipal province B) Federal city C) Capital district D) Autonomous republic
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