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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the Romanovs when Austria's Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914?
(a) Vacationing in the Crimean mountains.
(b) Sailing on the Standart.
(c) Vacationing at Livadia.
(d) Hunting in Spala.

2. What does the Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna say about Nicholas and Alexandra?
(a) She says their son, Alexis, becomes the greatest Romanov ruler.
(b) She says they are known as the greatest Romanov rulers in history.
(c) She says they are the last generation of Romanov rulers.
(d) She says that Nicholas ought to award the throne to his brother Michael in light of Alexis' illness.

3. At one point, a drunken Rasputin is arrested for:
(a) Exposing himself.
(b) Attempting to overthrow the government.
(c) Disturbing the peace.
(d) Public drunkenness.

4. On whom does Alexandra rely as her adviser after Nicholas goes to Stavka?
(a) Prime Minister Goremykin.
(b) Rasputin.
(c) Queen Victoria.
(d) Anna Vyrubova.

5. By the summer of 1915, the Tsar is at the front, but is in actuality a figurehead. Who is actually in charge of the army?
(a) Grand Duke Nicholas.
(b) Prime Minister Stolypin.
(c) Michael Vasilevich Alexeiev.
(d) Empress Alexandra.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date is Alexis, the male heir to the throne of Russia, born?

2. When the Duma arrives for the tercentenary celebration and finds Rasputin sitting in one of their chairs, what does the president of the Duma do?

3. What happens to the Bishop of St. Petersburg when he tries to investigate Rasputin's immoral behavior?

4. Which Rasputin ally is appointed as Vice-President of the Duma in October 1916?

5. When Rasputin visits the Alexander Palace, where does he stay?

(see the answer key)

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