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Timeline of Russian history - Quiz
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  • 1. On what date did the Bolshevik government adopt the Gregorian calendar?
A) 31 January 1918
B) 31 December 1918
C) 1 January 1917
D) 1 January 1920
  • 2. What calendar was used in Russia before 31 January 1918?
A) Lunar calendar
B) Old Style Julian calendar
C) Gregorian calendar
D) Byzantine calendar
  • 3. The provided text mentions which century as the starting point of the Russian history timeline?
A) 8th century
B) 9th century
C) 7th century
D) 10th century
  • 4. What is the subject of the document that lists legal and territorial changes in Russia?
A) Geography of Russia
B) Timeline of Russian history
C) Russian literature guide
D) Economic handbook
  • 5. Which publication from 1841 lists remarkable events in Russia?
A) Historical Reference Book
B) A Manual of Dates
C) Dictionary of Chronology
D) New Tablet of Memory
  • 6. Who edited the 1908 publication titled 'Historians' History of the World'?
A) Thomas Bartlett
B) Louis Heilprin
C) Charles E. Little
D) Henry Smith Williams
  • 7. Which book title covers the chronology of the Russian and Soviet Empires?
A) History of Russia
B) Geography of Russia and Its Neighbors
C) Ethnohistorical Dictionary of the Russian and Soviet Empires
D) Cambridge Companion to Modern Russian Culture
  • 8. What type of calendar adjustment is noted in the text regarding Russian history?
A) Adoption of the Islamic calendar
B) Adoption of the solar calendar
C) Elimination of leap years
D) Adoption of the Gregorian calendar
  • 9. Which author wrote the 2005 book 'History of Russia: to 1917'?
A) Mikhail S. Blinnikov
B) Walter G. Mossy
C) Daniel Jaffé
D) Norman E. Saul
  • 10. The text suggests reading which topic for the background of the timeline events?
A) History of Russia
B) Soviet foreign policy
C) Russian monarchs
D) Medieval Russian art
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