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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. What does Rasputin do as a child that earns him a reputation as a seer?
(a) He identifies a horse thief.
(b) He identifies a rapist.
(c) He identifies a murderer.
(d) He identifies a bank robber.

2. What is the response of Kaiser William, the ruler of Germany and Tsar Nicholas' cousin, to the Austrian shelling of Serbia?
(a) He allies Germany with Austria and, therefore, against Russia and Serbia.
(b) He allies Germany with Serbia and, therefore, with Russia as well.
(c) He invades Serbia.
(d) He invades Austria.

3. The Queen is known to carry the gene for hemophilia. How many of her daughters also carry the gene?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

4. Why do the Romanovs have two identical royal trains that travel a few miles apart?
(a) In case one train breaks down.
(b) Because of the danger of foreign invaders.
(c) Because of the danger of revolutionaries.
(d) Because the family and their attendants are so large.

5. When Serbia replies to Austria's ultimatum, what happens?
(a) Austria accepts Serbia's reply but begins shelling Serbia anyway.
(b) Austria begins shelling Serbia.
(c) Austria sends a counter-offer to Serbia and begins shelling Serbia.
(d) Austria rejects Serbia's reply and begins shelling Serbia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman who NIcholas' parents want him to marry?

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

3. What is the date by which Rasputin, writing before his death, predicts he will be dead and which, indeed, turns out to be the day his body is found?

4. What German author's writings influence Lenin?

5. What kind of information does Alexandra give to Rasputin, despite Nicholas' requests to her not to?

(see the answer key)

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