Unit 6 Test

Question 1

Joesph Stalin was responsible for the _________, a famine in which over 3 million Ukrainians died.
Correct

Answer 1

Holodomor

Question 2

The white-tailed eagle is the national symbol of _________.

Answer 2

Poland

Question 3

____________ modernized Russia and founded the city of Saint Petersburg.

Answer 3

Peter the Great

Question 4

The capital of Kazakhstan is _________.

Answer 4

Astana

Question 5

Mikhail Gorbachev introduced ________ reforms to overhaul the Soviet Union.

Answer 5

perestroika

Question 6

Vladimir Lenin was brought to power through the ______________ Revolution in Russia.

Answer 6

October

Question 7

___________ is the capital of Poland.

Answer 7

Warsaw

Question 8

___________ is Russia’s capital and largest city.

Answer 8

Moscow

Question 9

Genghis Khan was a __________ leader who conquered Russia and China to form a large empire.

Answer 9

Mongol

Question 10

Athletes compete in archery, horse-riding, and wrestling during Mongolia’s ___________ festival.

Answer 10

Naadam

Question 11

An international force led by the United States overthrew Afghanistan’s _______ government in 2001.

Answer 11

Taliban

Question 12

Kiev is the capital of __________.

Answer 12

Ukraine

Question 13

Finland’s capital, Helsinki, is on the coast of the __________ Sea.

Answer 13

Baltic

Question 14

________ has an ancient tradition of Everyman’s Right whereby public and private lands may be used without permission or cost.

Answer 14

Finland

Question 15

The __________ Marshes are Europe’s largest wetlands.

Answer 15

Pripet

Question 16

Mongolia’s national symbol is the ______________.

Answer 16

wild takhi

Question 17

Gustaf Mannerheim was honored as the Marshall of _________ for his leadership in resisting Russia during the Winter War.

Answer 17

Finland

Question 18

After World War II, the United States and Soviet Union engaged in the ________ War.

Answer 18

Cold

Question 19

The brown bear is the national symbol of _______.

Answer 19

Russia’s

Question 20

Lake __________ is a lake that is over 5,300 feet deep.

Answer 20

Baikal

Question 21

The _______ (trident) is the national symbol of Ukraine.

Answer 21

tryzub

Question 22

A catastrophic explosion at the ________ power plant hurled ten tons of radioactive material into the air.

Answer 22

Chernobyl

Question 23

Lapland is a region north of the ____________ Circle in Finland.

Answer 23

Arctic

Question 24

____________ was the setting for Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace.

Answer 24

The eastward expansion of Russia under Catherine the Great.

Question 25

The ___ Mountains separate Europe from Asia.

Answer 25

Ural

Question 26

The __________ Railway connects Moscow with Vladivostok on Russia’s Pacific Coast.

Answer 26

Trans-Siberian

Question 27

Under the leadership of Yaroslav the __________, Kievan Rus became the largest state in Europe.

Answer 27

Wise