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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 9 | Part 2: Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nicholas' father, Alexander III, dies at the family's palace at:
(a) Moscow.
(b) Livadia.
(c) Anitchkov.
(d) Crimea.

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

3. What kind of life do the Tsar's children lead?
(a) Luxurious.
(b) Poverty-stricken.
(c) Average.
(d) Spartan.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Nicholas presents his fiancee with jewels designed by:

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

3. With what medical condition is Alexis diagnosed at six weeks of age?

4. What position in Russia's government does Plehve hold?

5. What is the purpose of the Assembly of Russian Workingmen, found by Plehve and Father George Gapon?

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