- 1. What is the etymological origin of the word 'tsar'?
A) Latin word caesar
B) Slavic word knyaz
C) Greek word basileus
D) German word kaiser
- 2. Who was the first monarch to adopt the title of tsar?
A) Ivan IV of Russia
B) Simeon I of Bulgaria
C) Boris I of Bulgaria
D) Stefan Dušan of Serbia
- 3. Which empire used the title 'tsar' between 1547 and 1721?
A) First Bulgarian Empire
B) Second Bulgarian Empire
C) Serbian Empire
D) Tsardom of Russia
- 4. In what year did Ferdinand I of Bulgaria adopt the title of tsar?
A) 1878
B) 1946
C) 1396
D) 1908
- 5. Who was the first foreigner to be named 'caesar' by Emperor Justinian II?
A) Kaloyan
B) Tervel of Bulgaria
C) Boris I
D) Simeon I
- 6. Which Serbian monarch crowned himself 'Emperor of Serbs and Greeks' in 1346?
A) Stefan Dušan
B) Simeon Uroš
C) Stefan Uroš V
D) John Uroš
- 7. Who was the first Russian ruler to be formally crowned as tsar of all Russia in 1547?
A) Ivan IV
B) Ivan III
C) Peter the Great
D) Vasily III
- 8. What text first recorded the spelling 'czar' in 1549?
A) Byzantine Political Theory
B) Slavonic-Bulgarian History
C) Notes on Muscovite Affairs
D) The History of the Tsars
- 9. In what year did Peter the Great formally adopt the title of Emperor?
A) 1547
B) 1721
C) 1815
D) 1476
- 10. What title did Russian rulers hold over Poland starting in 1815?
A) Emperor of Poland
B) King of Poland
C) Tsar of Poland
D) Grand Duke of Poland
- 11. Which title was used for Bulgarian monarchs before they adopted 'tsar' upon independence in 1908?
A) Autokrator
B) Kralj
C) Basileus
D) Knyaz
- 12. Who is the last person to have held the title of tsar of Bulgaria?
A) Simeon II
B) Ferdinand I
C) Boris I
D) Peter I
- 13. What is the Slavic term for 'king' that corresponds to the later Russian interpretation of 'tsar' regarding Poland?
A) Car
B) Król
C) Knyaz
D) Kralj
- 14. Which title did Mikhail of Tver assume in addition to 'tsar'?
A) Imperator
B) Kaiser
C) Knyaz
D) Basileus ton Ros
- 15. To which historical figure was the title 'White Tsar' attributed by indigenous peoples of Siberia?
A) The autocrat of the Russian Empire
B) The Khan of the Golden Horde
C) Simeon I of Bulgaria
D) The Byzantine Emperor
- 16. How many times was the title of tsar used in Montenegro?
A) Never
B) Five times
C) One time
D) Two times
- 17. Who was the person that used the title of tsar in Montenegro?
A) Šćepan Mali
B) Thomas Brackett Reed
C) Peter III
D) Andrew Johnson
- 18. What is the English translation for the name Šćepan Mali?
A) Stephen the Little
B) Stephen the Great
C) Peter the Great
D) Tsar the Little
- 19. Šćepan Mali was rumored to be which former Russian emperor?
A) Andrew Johnson
B) Peter III
C) Peter I
D) Thomas Brackett Reed
- 20. In what year did Šćepan Mali begin his reign as tsar of Montenegro?
A) 1768
B) 1773
C) 1866
D) 1919
- 21. When did the reign of Šćepan Mali as tsar of Montenegro end?
A) 1773
B) 1866
C) 1768
D) 1919
- 22. Since what year has 'tsar' or 'czar' been used in English as a metaphor for high authority?
A) 1773
B) 1919
C) 1866
D) 1768
- 23. Which U.S. President was referred to as a tsar in 1866?
A) Kenesaw Mountain Landis
B) Thomas Brackett Reed
C) Peter III
D) Andrew Johnson
- 24. In which decades was Thomas Brackett Reed called 'Czar Reed'?
A) 1860s and 1870s
B) 1760s and 1770s
C) 1880s and 1890s
D) 1910s and 1920s
- 25. What is the common role of a 'czar' within the US government?
A) Speaker of the House
B) Judge
C) President
D) Sub-cabinet-level advisor
- 26. Who was one of the earliest known figures to be called a 'czar' in a role outside of politics?
A) Andrew Johnson
B) Thomas Brackett Reed
C) Kenesaw Mountain Landis
D) Šćepan Mali
- 27. Kenesaw Mountain Landis was named commissioner of which sport?
A) Baseball
B) Football
C) Soccer
D) Basketball
- 28. What scandal was Kenesaw Mountain Landis tasked with cleaning up?
A) Black Sox scandal
B) Teapot Dome scandal
C) The Montenegro scandal
D) Watergate scandal
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