- 1. What is the primary source for the derivation of the name 'Moscow'?
A) A local forest
B) A historic ruler
C) The Kremlin
D) The Moskva River
- 2. Which Proto-Indo-European root is associated with the name Moskva?
A) *slav-
B) *aqua-
C) *mork-
D) *meu-
- 3. What does the Proto-Indo-European root *meu- mean?
A) cold
B) wet
C) deep
D) dry
- 4. Which language family does the hypothesis about the name 'Mustajoki' belong to?
A) Finno-Ugric
B) Semitic
C) Indo-European
D) Turkic
- 5. What does the term 'Mustajoki' mean according to the Finno-Ugric hypothesis?
A) Cold Stream
B) Wet Marsh
C) Deep Water
D) Black River
- 6. Which Pre-Slavic tribes are mentioned in the Finno-Ugric naming hypothesis?
A) Goth and Hun
B) Viking and Saxon
C) Celt and Gaul
D) Merya and Muroma
- 7. What is the reconstructed Old Russian form of the city's name?
A) *Moskva
B) *Mosky
C) *Moskovĭ
D) *Musga
- 8. To which noun declension did the early Slavic name *Mosky belong?
A) ū-stem
B) ā-stem
C) i-stem
D) o-stem
- 9. Which of these is a modern German version of the city's name?
A) Moscou
B) Moscú
C) Moskau
D) Moscovo
- 10. What is the English demonym for a resident of Moscow?
A) Moscovian
B) Moskvan
C) Moskovite
D) Muscovite
- 11. Which term is used as an epithet for Moscow?
A) The Northern Star
B) The Iron Capital
C) The Golden City
D) Third Rome
- 12. How many honorary Hero Cities were there in the Soviet Union?
A) 15
B) 10
C) 7
D) 12
- 13. The Sanskrit word 'májjati', linked to the name Moskva, means what?
A) to wash
B) to freeze
C) to drown
D) to flow
- 14. Which Latin word is cited as a cognate of the name Moskva?
A) mons
B) murus
C) mergō
D) mare
- 15. In which century were the first written references to Moskovĭ found?
A) 10th century
B) 14th century
C) 12th century
D) 11th century
- 16. What is the Prekmurje Slovene word for 'marsh, swamp' mentioned in the text?
A) müzga
B) mazgati
C) muzga
D) mosky
- 17. In which country is the place 'Mozgawa' located?
A) Bulgaria
B) Russia
C) Ukraine
D) Poland
- 18. What linguistic process led to the modern Russian form 'Moskva'?
A) Dialect extinction
B) Morphological generalization
C) Foreign borrowing
D) Phonetic simplification
- 19. Which language uses the spelling 'Moscú'?
A) Spanish
B) French
C) English
D) German
- 20. What is the capital and largest city of Russia?
A) Novosibirsk
B) Saint Petersburg
C) Moscow
D) Kazan
- 21. What is the estimated population of Moscow within city limits?
A) More than 13 million
B) More than 10 million
C) More than 20 million
D) More than 15 million
- 22. When was Moscow first documented?
A) 1712
B) 1547
C) 1918
D) 1147
- 23. In what year was the Russian capital moved to Saint Petersburg?
A) 1918
B) 1547
C) 1712
D) 1147
- 24. In what year did the capital move back to Moscow after the Russian Revolution?
A) 1918
B) 1922
C) 1712
D) 1945
- 25. Which city is tied with Moscow for the second-highest number of billionaires?
A) Tokyo
B) New York
C) Hong Kong
D) London
- 26. What serves as the seat of power of the Government of Russia?
A) Moscow International Business Center
B) Moscow Kremlin
C) Saint Basil's Cathedral
D) Red Square
- 27. What percentage of Moscow's territory is covered by greenery?
A) More than 20%
B) More than 40%
C) More than 10%
D) More than 60%
- 28. Which metro system is the busiest in Europe?
A) Moscow Metro
B) Berlin U-Bahn
C) Paris Metro
D) London Underground
- 29. How many international airports serve Moscow?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Eight
D) Two
- 30. Which international sports event did Moscow host in 1980?
A) Winter Olympics
B) FIFA World Cup
C) Summer Olympics
D) UEFA European Championship
- 31. What covers an area of 2,511 square kilometers?
A) The entire country
B) Moscow city limits
C) The metropolitan area
D) The urban area
- 32. What is the status of Moscow in the Russian Federation?
A) Capital district
B) Federal city
C) Municipal province
D) Autonomous republic
|