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