Lesson 1E.2.1

1E.2.1 Enlightenment Russia, 1725–1796 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 5

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Lesson 1E.2.1, Enlightenment Russia, 1725–1796: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA History (7042), Unit 5: 1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which ruler, Peter the Great's widow, became tsarina in 1725 and was the first of several rulers in the 'epoch of palace coups'?

    • Catherine II
    • Catherine I
    • Anna Ivanovna
    • Elizabeth Petrovna

  2. Which ruling council was established in 1726 to manage government during succession crises?

    • Supreme Privy Council
    • Legislative Commission
    • Governing Senate
    • Holy Synod

  3. Which daughter of Peter the Great seized power in 1741 with royal guard support?

    • Catherine the Great
    • Tsarina Elizabeth
    • Tsarina Anna
    • Tsarina Catherine I

  4. Which Russian ruler, who was the niece of Peter the Great and ruled from 1730 to 1740, relied heavily on her German favourite Biron?

    • Elizabeth Petrovna
    • Anna Ivanovna
    • Catherine II
    • Catherine I

  5. In which conflict did Russian troops briefly occupy Berlin in 1760 under Tsarina Elizabeth?

    • Napoleonic Wars
    • Seven Years War
    • Crimean War
    • Great Northern War

  6. Which tsar, who succeeded Elizabeth in 1762, made peace with Prussia and was overthrown in the same year?

    • Paul I
    • Peter III
    • Peter II
    • Ivan VI

  7. What title was given to Catherine the Great's 1767 Enlightenment instruction for legal reform?

    • The Great Charter
    • The Nakaz
    • Petrine Code
    • Fundamental Laws

  8. Which rebellion of 1773 to 1775 was led by a Don Cossack who claimed to be the late Tsar Peter III?

    • The Decembrist revolt
    • The Kronstadt rising
    • The Bashkir Revolt
    • The Pugachev Revolt

  9. Which 1785 decree formally freed the Russian gentry from compulsory state service?

    • Charter to Towns
    • Edict of Emancipation
    • Table of Ranks
    • Charter to Nobility

  10. Which 1774 peace treaty granted Russia territorial gains and Black Sea access from Ottoman Turkey?

    • Treaty of Nystad
    • Treaty of Tilsit
    • Treaty of Paris
    • Kuchuk Kainarji

  11. Which state did Russia partition with Prussia and Austria in 1772, the first of three partitions that removed Poland from the map?

    • Poland
    • Bohemia
    • Hungary
    • Sweden

  12. Which Russian province, annexed by Catherine in 1783, gave Russia control of the northern Black Sea coast?

    • Finland
    • Crimea
    • Bessarabia
    • Georgia

  13. How many years separated Catherine II's accession in 1762 and the Pugachev Revolt in 1773?

    • 13 years
    • 11 years
    • 9 years
    • 15 years

  14. How many years separated the Treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji in 1774 and the annexation of Crimea in 1783?

    • 9 years
    • 11 years
    • 13 years
    • 7 years

  15. How many years did Catherine the Great reign, from her accession in 1762 until her death in 1796?

    • 34 years
    • 28 years
    • 38 years
    • 42 years

  16. Which major peasant uprising of 1773 to 1775 severely threatened Catherine the Great's rule?

    • Streltsy Uprising
    • Pugachev Revolt
    • Astrakhan Rising
    • Decembrist Revolt

  17. Which major reform did Catherine II introduce in 1775 following the Pugachev Revolt?

    • Great Commission
    • Provincial Reform
    • Emancipation Edict
    • Charter of Cities

  18. Which event in 1789 caused Catherine the Great to censor domestic publications and suppress radical ideas?

    • Seven Years War
    • The Pugachev Revolt
    • The French Revolution
    • The Crimean War

  19. Which system bound peasants to landowners and restricted labour mobility in Catherine the Great's Russia?

    • The Service State
    • Serfdom
    • The Commune
    • Feudalism

  20. Which grandson of Peter the Great reigned from 1727 until his death from smallpox in 1730?

    • Paul I
    • Peter II
    • Peter III
    • Ivan VI

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