- 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) Russian
C) Polish
D) Ukrainian
- 2. Which Slavic country is known for its rich tradition of folk music with instruments like gusli and balalaika?
A) Russia
B) Bulgaria
C) Ukraine
D) Slovenia
- 3. Which Slavic country was the birthplace of the famous composer Frédéric Chopin?
A) Croatia
B) Belarus
C) Poland
D) Slovakia
- 4. What is the capital city of Serbia?
A) Bratislava
B) Ljubljana
C) Belgrade
D) Sarajevo
- 5. Where is the historic region of Bohemia located?
A) Croatia
B) Macedonia
C) Slovakia
D) Czech Republic
- 6. Which Slavic country is known for its colorful, ornate Easter eggs called pysanky?
A) Slovenia
B) Montenegro
C) Ukraine
D) Serbia
- 7. Who is the famous Russian writer known for novels like 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina'?
A) Anton Chekhov
B) Leo Tolstoy
C) Ivan Turgenev
D) Fyodor Dostoevsky
- 8. What is the former name of the capital city of Ukraine?
A) Bucharest
B) Kiev
C) Minsk
D) Vilnius
- 9. Who is the prominent Serbian-American inventor known for his contributions to alternating current (AC) electrical systems?
A) Thomas Edison
B) Nikola Tesla
C) Alexander Graham Bell
D) Marie Curie
- 10. What is the name of the Slavic pagan religion practiced by the ancient Slavs?
A) Rodnovery
B) Turanism
C) Bogomilism
D) Krishnaism
- 11. Which Slavic country was once part of Yugoslavia and declared independence in 1991?
A) Lithuania
B) Albania
C) Slovenia
D) Kosovo
- 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) Tycho Brahe
C) Johannes Kepler
D) Galileo Galilei
- 13. Which Slavic country is known for its popular plum brandy called rakija?
A) Bosnia and Herzegovina
B) Slovakia
C) Serbia
D) Czech Republic
- 14. Who is the Russian painter known for iconic works like 'The Black Square' and his avant-garde contributions to art?
A) Vasily Surikov
B) Ivan Shishkin
C) Kazimir Malevich
D) Marc Chagall
- 15. What is the longest river in Poland?
A) Vistula
B) Odra
C) Elbe
D) Tisza
- 16. Who is the famous Bosnian filmmaker known for movies like 'No Man's Land' and 'Quo Vadis, Aida'?
A) Danis Tanović
B) Cristi Puiu
C) Jasmila Žbanić
D) Emir Kusturica
- 17. Who is the famous Croatian tennis player who has won multiple Grand Slam singles titles?
A) Novak Djokovic
B) Marin Čilić
C) Goran Ivanišević
D) Ivan Ljubičić
- 18. Who is the author of the novel 'The Good Soldier Švejk' satirizing the military bureaucracy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire?
A) Franz Kafka
B) Jaroslav Hašek
C) Bohumil Hrabal
D) Milan Kundera
- 19. Which Slavic language is most closely related to Ukrainian?
A) Belarusian
B) Slovak
C) Czech
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) Nikolai Gogol
B) Ivan Pavlov
C) Vladimir Lenin
D) Mikhail Lomonosov
- 22. Who is the prominent Polish composer known for works like 'Polonaise in A-flat major' and 'Nocturne in E-flat major'?
A) Krzesimir Dębski
B) Stanisław Moniuszko
C) Wojciech Kilar
D) Frédéric Chopin
- 23. Which Slavic composer is known for his ballets 'Swan Lake' and 'The Nutcracker'?
A) Igor Stravinsky
B) Sergei Rachmaninoff
C) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
D) Modest Mussorgsky
- 24. Which Slavic language is written in the Latin alphabet rather than Cyrillic?
A) Ukrainian
B) Serbian
C) Polish
D) Russian
- 25. What is the name of the medieval state that laid the foundation for modern Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus?
A) Kievan Rus
B) Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
C) Golden Horde
D) Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- 26. The capital city of Poland is:
A) Warsaw
B) Budapest
C) Prague
D) Bratislava
- 27. Which Slavic country has a coastline on the Adriatic Sea?
A) Macedonia
B) Croatia
C) Slovakia
D) Belarus
- 28. What is the name of the Slavic script that is based on the Greek alphabet?
A) Hebrew
B) Latin
C) Cyrillic
D) Arabic
- 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) Leo Tolstoy
C) Alexander Pushkin
D) Fyodor Dostoevsky
- 31. Who was the first president of independent Ukraine?
A) Leonid Kravchuk
B) Volodymyr Zelensky
C) Viktor Yushchenko
D) Petro Poroshenko
- 32. Who led the revolution in Russia in 1917 and became the leader of the Soviet Union?
A) Vladimir Lenin
B) Leon Trotsky
C) Nikita Khrushchev
D) Josef Stalin
- 33. Which Slavic folk dance is characterized by intricate footwork and spinning movements?
A) Lambada
B) Kolo
C) Cossack dance
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) Russian
B) Croatian
C) Serbian
D) Belarusian
- 36. Which language family do Slavic languages belong to?
A) Indo-European
B) Uralic
C) Altaic
D) Semitic
- 37. The Slavic holiday that marks the arrival of spring is called:
A) Lunar New Year
B) Hanukkah
C) Maslenitsa
D) Diwali
- 38. In Slavic mythology, who is the god of thunder and lightning?
A) Svarog
B) Perun
C) Chernobog
D) Veles
- 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) Pita
D) Cevapi
- 42. Who was the first president of post-communist Russia?
A) Boris Yeltsin
B) Vladimir Putin
C) Dmitry Medvedev
D) Mikhail Gorbachev
- 43. What is the capital city of Slovenia?
A) Budapest
B) Ljubljana
C) Warsaw
D) Prague
- 44. Who was the first president of the Czech Republic following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia?
A) Václav Klaus
B) Václav Havel
C) Milan Kundera
D) Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
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