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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. How does Alexandra meet Rasputin?
(a) Through the Empress Marie, her mother-in-law.
(b) Through Alexis' bodyguards.
(c) Through Nicholas.
(d) Through her best friend, Anna Vyrubova.

2. Which European ruler is the blood cousin of Tsar Nicholas II?
(a) Kaiser William II of Germany.
(b) President Emile Loubet of France.
(c) Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.
(d) Queen Victoria of England.

3. Russia's 1905 defeat in the Straits of Tsushima shapes its naval strategy for which future war?
(a) The Cold War.
(b) The Gulf War.
(c) World War II.
(d) World War I.

4. What is the name of the Serbian revolutionary group to which Archduke Ferdinand's assassin belongs?
(a) The Black Hand.
(b) The Black Panthers.
(c) The Octobrists.
(d) The Red Hand.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How do Nicholas and Alexandra deal with Alexis' medical condition?

4. In one word, how is Rasputin's appearance described?

5. What percentage of the Russian army are killed, injured or imprisoned by the end of 1914?

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