Timeline of Russian history - Quiz
Timeline of Russian history
  • 1. On what date did the Bolshevik government adopt the Gregorian calendar?
A) 1 January 1920
B) 31 December 1918
C) 1 January 1917
D) 31 January 1918
  • 2. What calendar was used in Russia before 31 January 1918?
A) Gregorian calendar
B) Byzantine calendar
C) Old Style Julian calendar
D) Lunar calendar
  • 3. The provided text mentions which century as the starting point of the Russian history timeline?
A) 9th century
B) 7th century
C) 10th century
D) 8th century
  • 4. What is the subject of the document that lists legal and territorial changes in Russia?
A) Timeline of Russian history
B) Geography of Russia
C) Economic handbook
D) Russian literature guide
  • 5. Which publication from 1841 lists remarkable events in Russia?
A) Historical Reference Book
B) New Tablet of Memory
C) Dictionary of Chronology
D) A Manual of Dates
  • 6. Who edited the 1908 publication titled 'Historians' History of the World'?
A) Thomas Bartlett
B) Charles E. Little
C) Louis Heilprin
D) Henry Smith Williams
  • 7. Which book title covers the chronology of the Russian and Soviet Empires?
A) Geography of Russia and Its Neighbors
B) Cambridge Companion to Modern Russian Culture
C) Ethnohistorical Dictionary of the Russian and Soviet Empires
D) History of Russia
  • 8. What type of calendar adjustment is noted in the text regarding Russian history?
A) Adoption of the Gregorian calendar
B) Adoption of the Islamic calendar
C) Adoption of the solar calendar
D) Elimination of leap years
  • 9. Which author wrote the 2005 book 'History of Russia: to 1917'?
A) Mikhail S. Blinnikov
B) Walter G. Mossy
C) Norman E. Saul
D) Daniel Jaffé
  • 10. The text suggests reading which topic for the background of the timeline events?
A) Medieval Russian art
B) Soviet foreign policy
C) Russian monarchs
D) History of Russia
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