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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the royal trains stop wherever there is a cool spot or water available?
(a) Because travel is hot and stuffy.
(b) Because travel is cold and damp.
(c) Because there is no water on the trains.
(d) Because the trains overheat often.

2. What does the rest of Petrograd believe about Rasputin's motives for his continued involvement with the Romanovs?
(a) They assume he is a paid Serbian spy.
(b) They assume he is a paid Austrian spy.
(c) They assume he is an undercover revolutionary.
(d) They assume he is a paid German spy.

3. How many wartime letters from Alexandra to Nicholas are found in Ekaterinburg after the revolution?
(a) 630.
(b) 360.
(c) Over 600.
(d) 1.

4. On what date is Alexis, the male heir to the throne of Russia, born?
(a) July 28, 1904.
(b) August 12, 1904.
(c) October 30, 1905.
(d) April 7,1902 (Easter day).

5. Which member of the royal family becomes a certified war nurse?
(a) Tatiana.
(b) Anna Vyrubova.
(c) Alexandra.
(d) Olga.

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose carriage does Nicholas' mother, Marie, ride during the coronation ceremony?

2. What is the name of the royal family member who leads the 1916/17 plot to assassinate Rasputin?

3. What is Russia's response to the Austrian shelling of Serbia?

4. In addition to all the official ceremonies, what else do the Romanovs do to celebrate Russia's tercentenary?

5. How much does the Imperial Crown of Russia weigh?

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