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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens on March 21, 1917?
(a) Nicholas and Alexandra are arrested for their own safety.
(b) Nicholas and Alexandra are assassinated.
(c) Nicholas abdicates the throne.
(d) Michael abdicates the throne.

2. A crowd storms the German __________ and vandalizes its furnishings and artwork.
(a) Border.
(b) Passport office.
(c) Consulate.
(d) Embassy.

3. When do Tsars invoke the blessing of the icon the Vladimir Mother of God?
(a) During war.
(b) When they are crowned.
(c) Before they go to bed.
(d) During peace.

4. As the revolution begins, what is Nicholas writing to Alexandra about?
(a) Preparing to flee with her family to safety.
(b) Playing dominoes.
(c) Trout fishing.
(d) His plans to save the monarchy.

5. What is the name of the royal yacht?
(a) The Standart.
(b) The Crimea.
(c) The Simbirsk.
(d) The Queen Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the royal trains stop wherever there is a cool spot or water available?

2. Why does Alexandra rarely leave the yacht?

3. What does the Tsar change the name of St. Petersburg to on August 31, 1914?

4. On what date does the provisional government receive official recognition from the United States?

5. How does the three-hundred-year-old Romanov dynasty end in March, 1917?

(see the answer key)

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