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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On whom does Alexandra rely as her adviser after Nicholas goes to Stavka?

2. What kind of information does Alexandra give to Rasputin, despite Nicholas' requests to her not to?

3. Of the twenty-eight people tried for the murder of the Tsar, how many are executed?

4. What is the name of the treaty that brings peace between Russia and Germany in the spring of 1918?

5. When Nicholas leaves Tsarskoe Selo, Alexandra takes on the ___________ functions of government in Petrograd.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Tsar do in an attempt to slow down the rate of loss among his army officers?

2. What secret information is found in Alexandra's papers after the abdication? Who is authorized to have copies of this information?

3. During the sixteen months Nicholas is at either Stavka or the front, Alexandra is in charge of the administrative functions of the government. What is the result of Alexandra's leadership?

4. After the revolution, 630 letters from Alexandra to Nicholas, written while Nicholas is at the Stavka, are found in Ekaterinburg. What do the letters contain?

5. Why does Alexandra move Anna Vyrubova into an apartment in the Alexander Palace?

6. How are the Romanovs lured to their deaths, and who tells them they were going to die? How long after the announcement of their impending death are the Romanovs killed?

7. Why are losses so heavy among Russian officers, in particular, during World War I?

8. In the period between Nicholas' abdication and the Romanovs' arrest, why do the revolutionaries not attack the Alexander Palace, where the family is living?

9. Why does Nicholas bring Alexis to live with him at the Stavka in the fall of 1915?

10. At the Four Brothers Mine, how are the bodies of Nicholas and his family disposed of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain and analyze why, although there are people who want, and indeed try, to help the Romanovs escape, nothing ever comes to fruition. Use the text as backup.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Pobedonotstsev's opinion of the Jews and what is done with them. Demonstrate and explain, using the text, how his philosophy is reflected in his student, Nicholas', own policies.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 3, we learn that Tsar Alexander and Empress Marie are initially opposed to Nicholas' match with Alix of Hesse (later Alexandra) because they are anti-German. Analyze and explain how their opposition to this match--and her nation of origin--foreshadow the difficulty Alexandra has with her in-laws during the first few months of her marriage, her problems fitting into Russian society, as well as Russian hatred of her during World War I. Support your arguments from the text.

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