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Quizzes, World History Quizzes / March 2014

Ukraine & Crimea Quiz

Question 1

Which European empire was western Ukraine once a part of?

Austria-Hungary
the Holy Roman Empire
the Ottoman Empire
the Crimean Empire

Question 2

Crimea’s chief importance to Russia historically is its

beach resorts.
location bordering the West.
ice-free port.
scenic waterway, the Crimea River.

Question 3

Which Soviet leader ceded Crimea to Ukraine?

Joseph Stalin
Boris Yeltsin
Nikita Khrushchev
Vladimir Putin

Question 4

What event of the Crimean War was immortalized in the poetry of Alfred Lord Tennyson?

the surprise invasion by the Tatars
the humiliating surrender of Russia at Paris
the brave Ukrainian Cossacks’ last stand
the futile Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava

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