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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. Where are the Romanovs when Austria's Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914?
(a) Vacationing in the Crimean mountains.
(b) Sailing on the Standart.
(c) Vacationing at Livadia.
(d) Hunting in Spala.

2. In which member of the European royal family does the hemophilia gene first appear as a spontaneous mutation?
(a) Queen Isabella of Spain.
(b) Queen Victoria of England.
(c) Marie Antoinette of France.
(d) Queen Elizabeth I of England.

3. Does Queen Victoria have a child with hemophilia? If so, what is the child's name?
(a) Yes. Louise.
(b) Yes. Albert.
(c) Yes. Leopold.
(d) No.

4. In 1913, Russia celebrates its tercentenary. How many years is a tercentenary?
(a) 200.
(b) 400.
(c) 300.
(d) 150.

5. 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) Grand Duke Nicholas.
(b) Empress Alexandra.
(c) Michael Vasilevich Alexeiev.
(d) Prime Minister Stolypin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. No one can ever convince Alexandra that Rasputin is:

3. What kind of life do the Tsar's children lead?

4. At one point, a drunken Rasputin is arrested for:

5. What type of economy does Russia have in 1906, when Peter Stolypin becomes prime minister of Russia?

(see the answer key)

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