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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With the Tsar at the front, a substitute autocrat is to be found. Who fills this role?
(a) Rasputin.
(b) The Empress Alexandra.
(c) Rasputin, accompanied by the Empress Alexandra.
(d) The Empress Alexandra, accompanied by Rasputin.

2. What beneficial effect does Alexandra believe Rasputin has on Alexis?
(a) She believes Rasputin heals him.
(b) She believes Rasputin protects him from injury.
(c) She believes Rasputin keeps him calm.
(d) She believes Rasputin makes him holy.

3. When Austria presents an ultimatum to Serbia, what is Serbia's first reaction?
(a) They reject it outright.
(b) They appeal to their protector, Russia, for help.
(c) They appeal to their protector, Germany, for help.
(d) They start shelling Austria.

4. What does Rasputin do as a child that earns him a reputation as a seer?
(a) He identifies a bank robber.
(b) He identifies a rapist.
(c) He identifies a murderer.
(d) He identifies a horse thief.

5. Does Queen Victoria have a child with hemophilia? If so, what is the child's name?
(a) No.
(b) Yes. Leopold.
(c) Yes. Louise.
(d) Yes. Albert.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Why do the Russians turn away from Vienna and Budapest just as they are about to take them over?

3. As a "starets" or man of God, what is Rasputin specifically considered to be?

4. The Queen is known to carry the gene for hemophilia. How many of her daughters also carry the gene?

5. When Serbia replies to Austria's ultimatum, what happens?

(see the answer key)

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