Which statements describing aspects of Russia's culture and history are true?

Question

Choose all answers that are correct.

Responses

Russia is the second largest country in the world, next to China.

Russia is the second largest country in the world, next to China.

Russia has thousand of miles of coastline but few warm-water ports.

Russia has thousand of miles of coastline but few warm-water ports.

The capital of Russia is Kiev.

The capital of Russia is Kiev.

Landowning Russian nobles were known as boyars.

Landowning Russian nobles were known as boyars.

Ivan the Great's title of tsar is based on the Latin word Caesar.

Answer 1

Here are the correct statements regarding aspects of Russia's culture and history:

1. Russia has thousands of miles of coastline but few warm-water ports. - True. Russia has a vast coastline, but many of its ports freeze over in winter, limiting access to warm-water ports.

2. Landowning Russian nobles were known as boyars. - True. Boyars were the nobility in Russia, historically significant in the governance and politics of the country.

3. Ivan the Great's title of tsar is based on the Latin word Caesar. - True. The title "tsar" is indeed derived from the Latin "Caesar."

The other statements are incorrect:

• Russia is the second largest country in the world, next to China. - False. Russia is the largest country in the world by land area, not second.

• The capital of Russia is Kiev. - False. The capital of Russia is Moscow, while Kiev is the capital of Ukraine.

So, the correct answers are:

• Russia has thousands of miles of coastline but few warm-water ports.
• Landowning Russian nobles were known as boyars.
• Ivan the Great's title of tsar is based on the Latin word Caesar.