Russian Language quiz

More questions about Russian Language

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1. 1 Easy

   Which foreign tongue did Russian nobility predominantly speak during the 19th century?

   Answer: French

   Why: Leo Tolstoy wrote roughly two percent of War and Peace in French to mirror aristocratic speech of that era.

2. 2 Medium

   Which Russian case marks the tool used for an action?

   Answer: Instrumental

   Why: For example, saying 'ya pishu karandashom' puts pencil in the instrumental case to mean 'I write with a pencil'.

3. 3 Easy

   Which script does standard written Russian use?

   Answer: Cyrillic

   Why: Named after Saint Cyril, it likely arose among scholars in Bulgaria around 900; Cyril himself created Glagolitic.

4. 4 Easy

   What casual greeting do Russian speakers use for 'Hi'?

   Answer: Privet

   Why: While 'privet' is reserved for friends, formal settings require the multi-syllable greeting 'zdravstvuyte'.

5. 5 Easy

   Which two aspects do Russian verbs have?

   Answer: Imperfective and perfective

   Why: Perfective verbs have no present tense: put prochitat into present endings and it means the future, prochitayu, I will read it.

6. 6 Easy

   How does the casual Russian word 'poka' translate into English?

   Answer: Bye

   Why: Literally meaning 'for now', 'poka' serves as the friendly counterpart to the formal 'do svidaniya'.