Where did Ivan the Great obtain the title of Tsar, and what was his purpose? Question 3 options:

He took it from a Russian Orthodox word to proclaim that he had the divine right to rule.

He took it from European history to emphasize his court become recognized as a place of power and glory.

He took it from the Latin word, Caesar, to proclaim he was as powerful and important as the great Roman emperor, Julius Caesar.

He took it from the Latin word, Caesar, to honor the delicious salad he was so fond of eating.
Question 4 (1 point)

What was Ivan the Great hoping to accomplish when he restored the Kremlin, or fortress, in Moscow?
Question 4 options:

To provide work for thousands of unemployed Russian peasants.

To house the men and armies he planned to use to defeat the Tatars.

To create a place where the Russian Orthodox Church could grow.

To show other nations a symbol of Russian power.
Question 5 (1 point)

Ivan the Terrible directly impacted the life of the peasant farmers of Russia. What steps did he take?
Question 5 options:

He restricted the movement of peasants to force them to stay on the land where they were born.

He eliminated the boyars and gave the peasants their equality and freedom to own and work the land.

He restricted the power of the boyars so the peasant farmers wouldn’t have to pay so much in taxes.

He restricted the movement of peasants which allowed them to establish their own farms and flourish.
Question 6 (1 point)

Russia has thousands of miles of coastline, more than any other country. Why does Russia have very few large port cities?
Question 6 options:

Most of the coastline isn’t deep enough to support oceangoing ships, so can’t be used for ports.

The leaders of Russia only use the coastline as a place of exile, so there are no large ports there.

Russia doesn’t have many trading partners near to its coastline, so it focuses more on sea trading.

Most of the coastline lies on the Arctic Ocean, which is ice-bound at least 6 months of the year.
Question 7 (1 point)

What geographic feature separates European Russia from Asian Russia aka Siberia?
Question 7 options:

The Volga River

The Ural Mountains

The Caspian Sea

The Tundra
Question 8 (1 point)

Which bodies of water cover Russia’s northern coastline?
Question 8 options:

The Indian Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, and the Bering Sea

The Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, and the East Siberian Sea

The Pacific Ocean, Caspian Sea, and the Baltic Sea

The Atlantic Ocean, Aral Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk
Question 9 (1 point)

Name the five European countries that share Russia’s western border.
Question 9 options:

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan

Great Britain, Sweden, France, Spain and Portugal

Finland, Estonia, Lavia, Belarus, and Ukraine

Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, North Korea, and Japan