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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. 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) Empress Alexandra.
(b) Grand Duke Nicholas.
(c) Michael Vasilevich Alexeiev.
(d) Prime Minister Stolypin.

2. As a "starets" or man of God, what is Rasputin specifically considered to be?
(a) A miracle healer.
(b) An evangelist.
(c) An exorcist.
(d) An apostle.

3. Why does Russia negotiate a ninety-nine-year lease with China on Port Arthur?
(a) It gives Russia an eastern port.
(b) It gives Russia an ice-free port.
(c) It gives Russia a way to get supplies to Siberia by sea.
(d) It gives Russia a foot in the door with the Chinese.

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

5. How do Nicholas and Alexandra deal with Alexis' medical condition?
(a) They ignore it.
(b) They keep it a secret.
(c) They are very open and public about it.
(d) They don't know about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the Romanovs when Austria's Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914?

2. How much of the Russian army is destroyed by the summer of 1915?

3. What beneficial effect does Alexandra believe Rasputin has on Alexis?

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

5. How does Alexandra meet Rasputin?

(see the answer key)

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