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

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

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

4. Nicholas and Alexandra's first home is at the palace in:
(a) Livadia.
(b) Anitchkov.
(c) Tsarskoe Selo.
(d) St. Petersburg.

5. What is the name of the woman who NIcholas' parents want him to marry?
(a) Princess Ella of Hesse.
(b) Princess Helene of Paris.
(c) Princess Alix of Hesse.
(d) Princess Victoria of England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Russia's 1905 defeat in the Straits of Tsushima shapes its naval strategy for which future war?

2. After an attempt by his organization to give a petition to the Tsar failed, what happens to Father Gapon?

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

4. What is the name given to Lenin's group of revolutionaries?

5. What Russian city is the hometown of Vladimir Lenin?

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