Q 01/05

Peter the Great was the first ruler of Russia to hold which title, from 1721?

A) Autocrat

B) Grand Prince

C) Emperor

D) Tsar

Answer · why

C) Emperor

Emperor. He took the title in 1721 to mark victory over Sweden after 21 years of war, and Russia called itself an empire from then on.

Q 02/05

With which half-brother did Peter reign jointly until 1696?

A) Feodor III

B) Alexei

C) Michael

D) Ivan V

Answer · why

D) Ivan V

Ivan V. Frail and sickly, he was crowned beside Peter in 1682 on a specially built double throne and left the governing to others until his death.

Q 03/05

Peter, tsar at ten, was the grandson of the first tsar of which dynasty?

A) The Rurikids

B) The Godunovs

C) The Romanovs

D) The Shuiskys

Answer · why

C) The Romanovs

The Romanovs. The dynasty began in 1613, when his 16-year-old grandfather was elected tsar to end the years of chaos known as the Time of Troubles, an...

Q 04/05

What was the hidden opening in the back of the boy tsar Peter's double throne for?

A) Passing in food

B) Letting a guard listen

C) Whispering advice

D) Storing the regalia

Answer · why

C) Whispering advice

Whispering advice. The opening was hidden behind velvet so that an adult could prompt the two young tsars during audiences; tradition says the listene...

Q 05/05

Which half-sister ruled Russia as regent for seven years after the 1682 military revolt?

A) Natalya

B) Marfa

C) Maria

D) Sophia

Answer · why

D) Sophia

Sophia. Her government made a lasting peace with Poland and a border treaty with China, but two failed campaigns against Crimea helped the 17-year-old...