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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nicholas presents his fiancee with jewels designed by:
(a) Tiffany.
(b) Cartier.
(c) Rolex.
(d) Faberge.

2. What happens to Alexandra as a result of the stress she experiences while caring for Alexis during the first eleven days of his injury?
(a) She has a stroke.
(b) She has a nervous breakdown.
(c) Her hair falls out.
(d) Her hair begns to turn gray.

3. Which Russian Prime Ministers does Alexandra send Rasputin to meet with?
(a) Stolypin and Kokovtsov.
(b) Goremykin and Witte.
(c) Goremykin and Kokovtsov.
(d) Goremykin and Stolypin.

4. What happens to the Bishop of St. Petersburg when he tries to investigate Rasputin's immoral behavior?
(a) He is assassinated.
(b) He finds himself the new Bishop of Crimea.
(c) He is defrocked and excommunicated.
(d) He finds himself the new Bishop of Siberia.

5. What beneficial effect does Alexandra believe Rasputin has on Alexis?
(a) She believes Rasputin keeps him calm.
(b) She believes Rasputin protects him from injury.
(c) She believes Rasputin heals him.
(d) She believes Rasputin makes him holy.

6. Who is Nicholas' most important tutor?
(a) Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.
(b) Constantine Petrovich Pobedonostsev.
(c) Petrovich Constantine Pobedonostsev.
(d) Gregory Rasputin.

7. What concept does Stolypin introduce to Russian society?
(a) Labor unions.
(b) Representative democracy.
(c) Private property.
(d) Indoor plumbing.

8. How does Prime Minister Kokovtsov, who replaces Stolypin after his assassination, come to be replaced by Rasputin's ally, Goremykin?
(a) Kokovtsov steps down voluntarily.
(b) A revolutionary assassinates Kokovtsov.
(c) Rasputin pressures Nicholas to remove Kokovtsov.
(d) Kokovtsov dies in office of a massive heart attack.

9. How do Nicholas and Alexandra deal with Alexis' medical condition?
(a) They ignore it.
(b) They are very open and public about it.
(c) They keep it a secret.
(d) They don't know about it.

10. What does the jeweler Faberge make every Easter for Nicholas' wife and mother?
(a) Jeweled crosses.
(b) Jeweled rabbits.
(c) Jeweled eggs.
(d) Jewel-encrusted crowns.

11. In one word, how is Rasputin's appearance described?
(a) Unkept.
(b) Dapper.
(c) Metrosexual.
(d) Outdoorsy.

12. What position in Russia's government does Plehve hold?
(a) Minister of Labor.
(b) Prime Minister.
(c) Minister of the Interior.
(d) Foreign Minister.

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

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

15. "Tsar" is another word for:
(a) President.
(b) Emperor.
(c) Prime Minister.
(d) Dictator.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Queen is known to carry the gene for hemophilia. How many of her daughters also carry the gene?

3. Why does Alexandra think that people hate Rasputin?

4. In which member of the European royal family does the hemophilia gene first appear as a spontaneous mutation?

5. The Tsar is the ruler of which country?

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