Who led the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917?
a. Stalin
b. Lenin
c. Tsar Nicholas II
d. Catherine the Great
e. Putin
Question 2In present-day Europe, the overwhelming majority of the people speak Romance, Germanic, and Slavic languages.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3The tundra and subarctic zones in Russia and the Near Abroad are permanently frozen to a depth of three meters. What is this permanently frozen layer called?
a. spodosol
b. podzols
c. permafrost
d. mollisol
e. chernozem
Question 4The traditional physical divide between Europe and Asia has historically been from the Ural Mountains down to the Caucasus. However, this places a portion of Turkey, a large portion of Russia, and three of its former republics - now independent countries in Europe.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5What does the term loose nukes refer to?
a. the attitude of Russia about using nuclear weapons
b. selling of nuclear information to foreign sources by Russian scientists
c. the smuggled radioactive material stolen from Russian nuclear facilities
d. the brain drain of nuclear scientists after ether fall of communism
e. terrorist organizations with nuclear capabilities
Question 6Europe is a great peninsula, fringed by smaller peninsulas and islands and bordered on its seaward sides by the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 7What type of political division (subject) within Russia has a degree of self-governance?
a. Commonwealth of Independent States
b. Autonomies
c. Crimeans
d. Unions
e. Localities
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