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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This Russian wins the Nobel Prize in 1904:
(a) Mikhail Gorbachev.
(b) Ivan Pavlov.
(c) Leo Tolstoy.
(d) Leon Trotsky.

2. Taxes on the sale of vodka contribute to the government _______________.
(a) Deficit.
(b) Revenues.
(c) Corruption.
(d) Profits.

3. What takes place in 1913 that, by July 1914, involves more than one and one half of Russia's citizens?
(a) A political movement.
(b) A nationwide strike.
(c) A religious awakening.
(d) A plague.

4. When do Tsars invoke the blessing of the icon the Vladimir Mother of God?
(a) When they are crowned.
(b) During war.
(c) During peace.
(d) Before they go to bed.

5. In what month and year is Nicholas II crowned Tsar?
(a) May 1895.
(b) May 1896.
(c) January 1895.
(d) January 1896.

6. When Austria presents an ultimatum to Serbia, what is Serbia's first reaction?
(a) They appeal to their protector, Germany, for help.
(b) They reject it outright.
(c) They start shelling Austria.
(d) They appeal to their protector, Russia, for help.

7. What is the Imperial Duma, which is first established in May 1906?
(a) Russia's Parliament.
(b) Russia's House of Representatives.
(c) Russia's national soccer team.
(d) Russia's Senate.

8. When Alexandra calls Rasputin the night they all think Alexis dies, what does he say?
(a) Rasputin says Alexis will die, and he does.
(b) Rasputin says Alexis will not die, but he does anyway.
(c) Raputin says Alexis will die, but the bleeding stops the next day.
(d) Rasputin says that Alexis will not die and the bleeding stops the next day.

9. In addition to all the official ceremonies, what else do the Romanovs do to celebrate Russia's tercentenary?
(a) They make a public relations trip through every country in Europe.
(b) They make a cross-country public relations trip.
(c) They make a pilgrimage to trace the route of the first Tsar.
(d) They make a pilgrimage to Constantinople, the seat of Orthodoxy.

10. What is the name given to Lenin's group of revolutionaries?
(a) Mensheviks.
(b) Bolsheviks.
(c) Communists.
(d) Marxists.

11. Why does Alexandra rarely leave the yacht?
(a) She can't speak Russian.
(b) She is always seasick.
(c) She has agoraphobia.
(d) She has sciatica.

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

13. What is the Romanovs' approach to publicizing Alexis' Spala injury?
(a) They use it as an opportunity to educate Russians about hemophilia.
(b) They keep it a secret from the world.
(c) They only tell close friends and immediate family.
(d) They only tell the citizens of Spala and St. Petersburg and swear them to secrecy on pain of death.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Alexandra as a result of the stress she experiences while caring for Alexis during the first eleven days of his injury?

2. What is the name of the first Romanov Tsar?

3. A crowd storms the German __________ and vandalizes its furnishings and artwork.

4. With what medical condition is Alexis diagnosed at six weeks of age?

5. What does the Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna say about Nicholas and Alexandra?

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