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