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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 a foot in the door with the Chinese.
(c) It gives Russia a way to get supplies to Siberia by sea.
(d) It gives Russia an ice-free port.

2. What Russian city is the hometown of Vladimir Lenin?
(a) Simbirsk.
(b) Kiev.
(c) Moscow.
(d) St. Petersburg.

3. What is the Romanovs' approach to publicizing Alexis' Spala injury?
(a) They keep it a secret from the world.
(b) They only tell close friends and immediate family.
(c) They only tell the citizens of Spala and St. Petersburg and swear them to secrecy on pain of death.
(d) They use it as an opportunity to educate Russians about hemophilia.

4. What is the name given to Lenin's group of revolutionaries?
(a) Bolsheviks.
(b) Marxists.
(c) Communists.
(d) Mensheviks.

5. What faith does Nicholas' fiancee have to convert to in order to marry him?
(a) Roman Catholicism.
(b) Russian Orthodox.
(c) Islam.
(d) Judaism.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date is Alexis, the male heir to the throne of Russia, born?

2. Nicholas' wedding takes place:

3. What happens to Alexis while the family is vacationing at Spala?

4. When Alexandra calls Rasputin the night they all think Alexis dies, what does he say?

5. Nicholas presents his fiancee with jewels designed by:

(see the answer key)

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