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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 29.

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. How much longer does the family stay at Spala, before returning to Tsarskoe Selo, after Alexandra's conversation with Rasputin?
(a) One year.
(b) One month.
(c) One day.
(d) One week.

3. Where is Stavka, the field headquarters, located?
(a) Twenty miles from Petrograd.
(b) Along the Polish railway.
(c) On the German border.
(d) In Ekaterinburg.

4. By the summer of 1915, the Tsar is at the front, but is in actuality a figurehead. Who is actually in charge of the army?
(a) Michael Vasilevich Alexeiev.
(b) Prime Minister Stolypin.
(c) Grand Duke Nicholas.
(d) Empress Alexandra.

5. Why do the Russians turn away from Vienna and Budapest just as they are about to take them over?
(a) They run out of ammunition.
(b) To fight against the revolutionaries in their own country.
(c) They run out of food.
(d) To assist the French against the Germans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which European ruler is the blood cousin of Tsar Nicholas II?

2. There are still __________ loyal to the Tsar at Alexander Palace.

3. The Tsar is the ruler of which country?

4. Which river is Rasputin thrown into by his would-be assassins?

5. On whom does Alexandra rely as her adviser after Nicholas goes to Stavka?

(see the answer key)

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