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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alexis' illness _________ alter the household routine.
(a) Will occasionally.
(b) Will often.
(c) Does not.
(d) Does.

2. Nicholas is especially weak in ___________ affairs.
(a) Military.
(b) International.
(c) Financial.
(d) Domestic.

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

4. Nicholas and Alexandra's first home is at the palace in:
(a) Tsarskoe Selo.
(b) Livadia.
(c) Anitchkov.
(d) St. Petersburg.

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

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

7. What is the name of the first Romanov Tsar?
(a) Ivan.
(b) Peter.
(c) Michael.
(d) Nicholas.

8. When the Duma arrives for the tercentenary celebration and finds Rasputin sitting in one of their chairs, what does the president of the Duma do?
(a) He physically attacks Rasputin and tries to kill him.
(b) He physically removes Rasputin.
(c) He walks out of the celebration and refuses to participate.
(d) He gives up his seat to Rasputin.

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

10. What is the response of Kaiser William, the ruler of Germany and Tsar Nicholas' cousin, to the Austrian shelling of Serbia?
(a) He allies Germany with Serbia and, therefore, with Russia as well.
(b) He invades Austria.
(c) He allies Germany with Austria and, therefore, against Russia and Serbia.
(d) He invades Serbia.

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

12. A crowd storms the German __________ and vandalizes its furnishings and artwork.
(a) Embassy.
(b) Border.
(c) Passport office.
(d) Consulate.

13. What is Russia's response to the Austrian shelling of Serbia?
(a) The Tsar mobilizes Russian troops along the Serbian border.
(b) The Tsar invades Austria.
(c) The Tsar invades Serbia.
(d) The Tsar mobilizes Russian troops along the Austrian border.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the Assembly of Russian Workingmen, found by Plehve and Father George Gapon?

2. What is the name of the Serbian revolutionary group to which Archduke Ferdinand's assassin belongs?

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

4. Where do the girls live?

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

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