The Scarlet Empress - Test
- 1. Who is the main protagonist of 'The Scarlet Empress'?
A) Elizabeth I
B) Queen Victoria
C) Catherine the Great
D) Mary Queen of Scots
- 2. Who was Catherine the Great married to before becoming Empress of Russia?
A) Ivan IV
B) Peter III
C) Alexander I
D) Peter the Great
- 3. Who was Catherine the Great's lover and adviser who helped her gain power?
A) Gregory Orlov
B) Ivan Betskoy
C) Grigory Rasputin
D) Grigory Potemkin
- 4. Which of the following universities did Catherine the Great found in Russia?
A) St. Petersburg University
B) Kazan University
C) Moscow University
D) Novosibirsk University
- 5. In what year did Catherine the Great die?
A) 1762
B) 1804
C) 1796
D) 1789
- 6. What was the name of the political document that Catherine the Great drew up but never implemented?
A) Emancipation Manifesto
B) Constitution of the Russian Empire
C) Charter to the Nobility
D) Nakaz
- 7. Catherine the Great's obsession with Enlightenment ideals led her to correspond with which prominent philosopher?
A) Voltaire
B) Kant
C) Hume
D) Rousseau
- 8. Who succeeded Catherine the Great as Emperor of Russia?
A) Peter III
B) Nicholas I
C) Alexander I
D) Paul I
- 9. During Catherine the Great's reign, Russia successfully fought a war against which country?
A) France
B) Spain
C) China
D) Ottoman Empire
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