TEST 1. THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Choose the right answers:
1. The official name of our homeland is… a. Russia b. the Russian Federation c. the Republic of the Russian Federation
2. Russia is washed by 12 seas of three oceans: … a. the Pacific, the Arctic and the Atlantic b. the Pacific, the Arctic, the Atlantic and the Indian c. the Pacific, the Arctic and the Indian
3. The Caucasus Mountains are… a. in the East of the country b. between the Black and the Caspian Seas c. along the border with Mongolia
4. The largest mountain chain, …, separates Europe from Asia. a. the Urals b. the Altai Mountains c. the Caucasus
5. The river Ob is situated… a. on the East European Plain b. on the West Siberian Lowland c. in East Siberia
6. The five ancient Russian towns which are known as Zolotoe Koltso include Rostov Velikiy, Suzdal, Vladimir, Zvenigorod and … a. Tver b. Smolensk c. Yaroslavl
7. When was Moscow Olympics held? a. 1964 b. 1980 c. 1996 d. 2004
8. Who wrote War and Peace? a. Maxim Gorky b. Leo Tolstoy c. Karl Marx d. Fyodor Dostoevsky
9. Which is the currency of Russia? a. Rouble b. Dollar c. Yen d. Pound
10. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970? a. Alexander Solzhenitsyn b. Anna Karenina c. Andrei Sakharov d. Yuri Andropov
Are you proud of your nation? Take this quiz to see how patriotic you are.
1. During the Olympics, you only watch events in which people from your country are performing. True False
2.You have your country’s flag hanging somewhere in your room or home. True False
3. You have friends and pen friends from other nations. True False
4. You would never consider living outside your home country (if it were possible). True False
5. If someone criticizes your home nation, you defend it, even if you know that person’s criticisms are valid. True False
6. You know all the words to your nation’s national anthem. True False
7. You prefer films that are made in your home country, or are in your first language. True False
8. Your favourite rock star is from your home country. True False
9. You know a lot about your nation’s history. True False
10. You think your country is the best country in the world. True False
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