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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What region of Russia, where the Romanovs go every spring and celebrate Easter, is the family's favorite?
(a) The Ukraine.
(b) The Crimea.
(c) Siberia.
(d) The Urals.

3. What church is the main Christian influence in Nicholas' country?
(a) The Lutheran Church.
(b) The Anglican Church.
(c) The Russian Orthodox Church.
(d) The Roman Catholic Church.

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

5. In what language does Nicholas want all business conducted?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) Russian.
(d) French.

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

7. What does the Tsar change the name of St. Petersburg to on August 31, 1914?
(a) Petrograd.
(b) Nicholasburg.
(c) Leningrad.
(d) Tsaringrad.

8. Russia has to limit the amount of _____________ their soldiers use in one day because of shortages.
(a) Water.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Ammunition.
(d) Food.

9. When Alexandra calls Rasputin the night they all think Alexis dies, what does he say?
(a) Rasputin says that Alexis will not die and the bleeding stops the next day.
(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 Alexis will die, and he does.

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

11. How does Alexandra meet Rasputin?
(a) Through Alexis' bodyguards.
(b) Through her best friend, Anna Vyrubova.
(c) Through the Empress Marie, her mother-in-law.
(d) Through Nicholas.

12. Nicholas' wedding takes place:
(a) In Moscow, after Alexander's funeral.
(b) In Moscow, during Alexander's funeral.
(c) In St. Petersburg, before Alexander's funeral.
(d) In St. Petersburg, after Alexander's funeral.

13. How much does the Imperial Crown of Russia weigh?
(a) Nine ounces.
(b) Nine pounds.
(c) Nine kilograms.
(d) Nine grams.

14. What does Rasputin believe about sin?
(a) He believes that sin leads to punishment.
(b) He believes that sin leads to holiness.
(c) He believes that sin doesn't exist.
(d) He believes that sin leads to depravity.

15. What German author's writings influence Lenin?
(a) Adolf Hitler.
(b) Heinrich Heine.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) Friederich Nietzsche.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the jeweler Faberge make every Easter for Nicholas' wife and mother?

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

3. From where does Tsar Nicholas announce Germany's declaration of war on Russia to his subjects?

4. What is the Romanovs' approach to publicizing Alexis' Spala injury?

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

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