- 1. Russian and Eastern European studies is an interdisciplinary field that explores the history, cultures, politics, languages, and societies of Russia, Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union. Scholars in this field examine a wide range of topics including literature, art, religion, economics, and geography to gain a comprehensive understanding of the region. By studying the complexities of these diverse societies, researchers aim to shed light on the political transitions, social changes, and cultural developments that have shaped Russia and Eastern Europe throughout history.
What is the capital city of Russia?
A) St. Petersburg
B) Moscow
C) Kiev
D) Vladivostok
- 2. Which country is geographically considered part of Eastern Europe?
A) Slovenia
B) Czech Republic
C) Poland
D) Hungary
- 3. Who was the first President of Russia?
A) Mikhail Gorbachev
B) Boris Yeltsin
C) Dmitry Medvedev
D) Vladimir Putin
- 4. What is the official language of Ukraine?
A) Russian
B) Ukrainian
C) Romanian
D) Polish
- 5. Which city is known as the 'Paris of the East'?
A) Riga
B) Warsaw
C) Budapest
D) Prague
- 6. What is the main religion in Russia?
A) Islam
B) Russian Orthodox Christianity
C) Buddhism
D) Judaism
- 7. Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union?
A) Vladimir Putin
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Mikhail Gorbachev
D) Nikita Khrushchev
- 8. What traditional alcoholic beverage is popular in Poland?
A) Rakia
B) Vodka
C) Pálinka
D) Slivovitz
- 9. Which Baltic country is known for its high-tech industry?
A) Estonia
B) Latvia
C) Finland
D) Lithuania
- 10. Who composed the ballet 'Swan Lake'?
A) Dmitri Shostakovich
B) Igor Stravinsky
C) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
D) Sergei Prokofiev
- 11. What is the significance of the Iron Curtain in European history?
A) A symbolic divide between Western and Eastern Europe during the Cold War
B) A famous musical composition by Shostakovich
C) An ancient trade route between Europe and Asia
D) A medieval fortification in Hungary
- 12. Which country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991?
A) Serbia
B) Slovenia
C) Croatia
D) Lithuania
- 13. Who was the leader of Yugoslavia known for his policy of non-alignment during the Cold War?
A) Radovan Karadzic
B) Josip Broz Tito
C) Slobodan Milosevic
D) Franjo Tudjman
- 14. Which river runs through Budapest?
A) Danube
B) Vistula
C) Dnieper
D) Elbe
- 15. Who is the author of the novel 'The Master and Margarita'?
A) Mikhail Bulgakov
B) Fyodor Dostoevsky
C) Leo Tolstoy
D) Anton Chekhov
- 16. What is the name of the mountain range that separates European Russia from Asian Russia?
A) Carpathian Mountains
B) Ural Mountains
C) Tatra Mountains
D) Caucasus Mountains
- 17. Which classic Slavic dish consists of fermented cabbage and root vegetables?
A) Borscht
B) Goulash
C) Pierogi
D) Sauerkraut
- 18. Which country hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics?
A) Russia
B) Kazakhstan
C) Belarus
D) Ukraine
- 19. Who was the first President of Czechoslovakia after the fall of communism?
A) Václav Havel
B) Alexander Dubček
C) Lech Wałęsa
D) Milan Kundera
- 20. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in which country?
A) Ukraine
B) Russia
C) Latvia
D) Belarus
- 21. Which river flows through the city of Prague?
A) Seine
B) Danube
C) Thames
D) Vltava
- 22. Who was the first president of independent Czechoslovakia?
A) Milan Kundera
B) Tomáš Masaryk
C) Václav Havel
D) Alexander Dubček
- 23. Who famously painted 'The Sunflowers' series of paintings?
A) Leonardo da Vinci
B) Pablo Picasso
C) Vincent van Gogh
D) Claude Monet
- 24. The term 'perestroika' refers to:
A) Revolution
B) Restructuring
C) Annexation
D) Isolation
- 25. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A) Vladimir Lenin
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Leonid Brezhnev
D) Nikita Khrushchev
- 26. Which political ideology dominated Eastern Europe during the Cold War?
A) Capitalism
B) Fascism
C) Communism
D) Socialism
- 27. What is the currency of Hungary?
A) Kuna
B) Leu
C) Forint
D) Zloty
- 28. In which country is the city of Prague located?
A) Czech Republic
B) Slovakia
C) Hungary
D) Croatia
- 29. Which Eastern European country is known for its production of paprika?
A) Bulgaria
B) Romania
C) Hungary
D) Slovenia
- 30. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
A) Leonid Brezhnev
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Vladimir Lenin
D) Nikita Khrushchev
- 31. Which country was not part of the former Yugoslavia?
A) Slovenia
B) Montenegro
C) Albania
D) Croatia
- 32. In which year did the Soviet Union officially dissolve?
A) 1989
B) 1991
C) 2001
D) 1995
- 33. Who was the founder of the Soviet Union?
A) Nikita Khrushchev
B) Boris Yeltsin
C) Joseph Stalin
D) Vladimir Lenin
- 34. Who is the national poet of Poland, known for his epic poem 'Pan Tadeusz'?
A) Wislawa Szymborska
B) Czeslaw Milosz
C) Adam Mickiewicz
D) Zbigniew Herbert
- 35. Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
A) Margaret Thatcher
B) Theresa May
C) Angela Merkel
D) Jacinda Ardern
- 36. Which country is not part of Eastern Europe?
A) Poland
B) Romania
C) Ukraine
D) Finland
- 37. Who wrote the novel 'War and Peace'?
A) Leo Tolstoy
B) Nikolai Gogol
C) Anton Chekhov
D) Fyodor Dostoevsky
- 38. Which language is spoken in Hungary?
A) Hungarian
B) Polish
C) Bulgarian
D) Czech
- 39. Which event marked the end of communist rule in East Germany?
A) Tiananmen Square protests
B) Chernobyl disaster
C) Fall of the Berlin Wall
D) Cuban Missile Crisis
- 40. Which country was known as the 'Sick Man of Europe' in the 19th and early 20th centuries?
A) Prussian Empire
B) Russian Empire
C) Austro-Hungarian Empire
D) Ottoman Empire
- 41. What is the capital of Ukraine?
A) Tallinn
B) Minsk
C) Vilnius
D) Kyiv
- 42. Which country is known for its fairy-tale castle located in Transylvania?
A) Serbia
B) Bulgaria
C) Albania
D) Romania
- 43. The Velvet Revolution took place in which country?
A) Albania
B) Czechoslovakia
C) Bulgaria
D) Romania
- 44. The city of Dubrovnik is a popular tourist destination in which country?
A) Slovenia
B) Latvia
C) Romania
D) Croatia
- 45. In which city did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occur?
A) Moscow
B) Minsk
C) Pripyat
D) Kyiv
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