- 1. Slavic studies is an interdisciplinary field that focuses on the culture, history, languages, literature, and art of Slavic peoples, who primarily reside in Eastern Europe. This field explores the diverse range of Slavic societies, including Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and others. Scholars in Slavic studies analyze the political, social, and economic aspects of these societies, as well as their impact on global affairs. By studying Slavic languages and cultures, researchers gain valuable insights into the rich traditions and identities of these vibrant communities.
Which language is considered the most common Slavic language?
A) Czech
B) Ukrainian
C) Russian
D) Polish
- 2. Which Slavic country is known for its rich tradition of folk music with instruments like gusli and balalaika?
A) Bulgaria
B) Ukraine
C) Russia
D) Slovenia
- 3. Which Slavic country was the birthplace of the famous composer Frédéric Chopin?
A) Slovakia
B) Belarus
C) Croatia
D) Poland
- 4. What is the capital city of Serbia?
A) Bratislava
B) Sarajevo
C) Ljubljana
D) Belgrade
- 5. Where is the historic region of Bohemia located?
A) Macedonia
B) Slovakia
C) Croatia
D) Czech Republic
- 6. Which Slavic country is known for its colorful, ornate Easter eggs called pysanky?
A) Slovenia
B) Ukraine
C) Serbia
D) Montenegro
- 7. Who is the famous Russian writer known for novels like 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina'?
A) Ivan Turgenev
B) Leo Tolstoy
C) Fyodor Dostoevsky
D) Anton Chekhov
- 8. What is the former name of the capital city of Ukraine?
A) Kiev
B) Minsk
C) Vilnius
D) Bucharest
- 9. Who is the prominent Serbian-American inventor known for his contributions to alternating current (AC) electrical systems?
A) Alexander Graham Bell
B) Marie Curie
C) Nikola Tesla
D) Thomas Edison
- 10. What is the name of the Slavic pagan religion practiced by the ancient Slavs?
A) Bogomilism
B) Krishnaism
C) Turanism
D) Rodnovery
- 11. Which Slavic country was once part of Yugoslavia and declared independence in 1991?
A) Albania
B) Lithuania
C) Kosovo
D) Slovenia
- 12. Who is the Polish astronomer known for proposing a model of the solar system with the Sun at its center?
A) Nicolaus Copernicus
B) Johannes Kepler
C) Tycho Brahe
D) Galileo Galilei
- 13. Which Slavic country is known for its popular plum brandy called rakija?
A) Czech Republic
B) Bosnia and Herzegovina
C) Serbia
D) Slovakia
- 14. Who is the Russian painter known for iconic works like 'The Black Square' and his avant-garde contributions to art?
A) Marc Chagall
B) Vasily Surikov
C) Kazimir Malevich
D) Ivan Shishkin
- 15. What is the longest river in Poland?
A) Elbe
B) Odra
C) Vistula
D) Tisza
- 16. Who is the famous Bosnian filmmaker known for movies like 'No Man's Land' and 'Quo Vadis, Aida'?
A) Jasmila Žbanić
B) Emir Kusturica
C) Danis Tanović
D) Cristi Puiu
- 17. Who is the famous Croatian tennis player who has won multiple Grand Slam singles titles?
A) Ivan Ljubičić
B) Marin Čilić
C) Goran Ivanišević
D) Novak Djokovic
- 18. Who is the author of the novel 'The Good Soldier Švejk' satirizing the military bureaucracy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire?
A) Bohumil Hrabal
B) Franz Kafka
C) Milan Kundera
D) Jaroslav Hašek
- 19. Which Slavic language is most closely related to Ukrainian?
A) Slovak
B) Czech
C) Belarusian
D) Polish
- 20. What is the term for the traditional Slavic fermented cereal beverage similar to beer?
A) Vodka
B) Pelinkovac
C) Kvass
D) Borscht
- 21. Who founded the first university in Russia, Moscow State University?
A) Mikhail Lomonosov
B) Vladimir Lenin
C) Nikolai Gogol
D) Ivan Pavlov
- 22. Who is the prominent Polish composer known for works like 'Polonaise in A-flat major' and 'Nocturne in E-flat major'?
A) Wojciech Kilar
B) Frédéric Chopin
C) Stanisław Moniuszko
D) Krzesimir Dębski
- 23. Which Slavic composer is known for his ballets 'Swan Lake' and 'The Nutcracker'?
A) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
B) Modest Mussorgsky
C) Sergei Rachmaninoff
D) Igor Stravinsky
- 24. Which Slavic language is written in the Latin alphabet rather than Cyrillic?
A) Russian
B) Polish
C) Serbian
D) Ukrainian
- 25. What is the name of the medieval state that laid the foundation for modern Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus?
A) Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
B) Golden Horde
C) Kievan Rus
D) Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- 26. The capital city of Poland is:
A) Prague
B) Warsaw
C) Budapest
D) Bratislava
- 27. Which Slavic country has a coastline on the Adriatic Sea?
A) Belarus
B) Macedonia
C) Croatia
D) Slovakia
- 28. What is the name of the Slavic script that is based on the Greek alphabet?
A) Latin
B) Hebrew
C) Arabic
D) Cyrillic
- 29. Which Slavic poet penned the epic poem 'Pan Tadeusz'?
A) Taras Shevchenko
B) Miroslav Antic
C) Adam Mickiewicz
D) Sergei Yesenin
- 30. Who is considered the founder of the Russian literary language?
A) Anton Chekhov
B) Fyodor Dostoevsky
C) Leo Tolstoy
D) Alexander Pushkin
- 31. Who was the first president of independent Ukraine?
A) Viktor Yushchenko
B) Leonid Kravchuk
C) Petro Poroshenko
D) Volodymyr Zelensky
- 32. Who led the revolution in Russia in 1917 and became the leader of the Soviet Union?
A) Nikita Khrushchev
B) Leon Trotsky
C) Vladimir Lenin
D) Josef Stalin
- 33. Which Slavic folk dance is characterized by intricate footwork and spinning movements?
A) Cossack dance
B) Lambada
C) Kolo
D) Polonaise
- 34. Which Slavic language is spoken in both Bulgaria and North Macedonia?
A) Slovak
B) Croatian
C) Ukrainian
D) Macedonian
- 35. Which Slavic language uses the Latin alphabet?
A) Serbian
B) Russian
C) Belarusian
D) Croatian
- 36. Which language family do Slavic languages belong to?
A) Semitic
B) Altaic
C) Indo-European
D) Uralic
- 37. The Slavic holiday that marks the arrival of spring is called:
A) Diwali
B) Maslenitsa
C) Lunar New Year
D) Hanukkah
- 38. In Slavic mythology, who is the god of thunder and lightning?
A) Chernobog
B) Veles
C) Svarog
D) Perun
- 39. Who composed the famous Slavic-themed symphonic poem 'Má vlast' ('My Country')?
A) Bedřich Smetana
B) Gustav Mahler
C) Leoš Janáček
D) Antonín Dvořák
- 40. Who wrote the play 'The Cherry Orchard'?
A) Ivan Turgenev
B) Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
C) Anton Chekhov
D) Fyodor Dostoevsky
- 41. What is the traditional Serbian pastry made of layers of filo dough and cheese or apple filling called?
A) Burek
B) Pierogi
C) Cevapi
D) Pita
- 42. Who was the first president of post-communist Russia?
A) Dmitry Medvedev
B) Mikhail Gorbachev
C) Vladimir Putin
D) Boris Yeltsin
- 43. What is the capital city of Slovenia?
A) Prague
B) Ljubljana
C) Warsaw
D) Budapest
- 44. Who was the first president of the Czech Republic following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia?
A) Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
B) Václav Klaus
C) Václav Havel
D) Milan Kundera
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