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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date does the provisional government receive official recognition from the United States?
(a) March 31, 1917.
(b) March 21, 1917.
(c) March 15, 1917.
(d) March 22, 1917.

2. While Alexis is traveling during the fall of 1915, he suffers a nosebleed. His mother credits Rasputin with stopping the bleeding; however, what is the most likely reason the hemorrhage stops?
(a) Alexis bleeds to death.
(b) Rasputin miraculously heals Alexis.
(c) Doctors cauterize the broken vessel.
(d) The bleeding stops naturally on its own.

3. At the end of June, why does the Romanov family stay up all night, fully dressed?
(a) They expect to be relocated.
(b) They expect to be rescued.
(c) They expect to be deported.
(d) They expect to be freed.

4. The Provisional Government sends a request to England for _____________ for Nicholas and his family.
(a) Medical treatment.
(b) Food and clothing.
(c) Psychiatric help.
(d) Asylum.

5. What kind of information does Alexandra give to Rasputin, despite Nicholas' requests to her not to?
(a) Political information.
(b) Alexis' health records.
(c) Personal correspondence between herself and Nicholas.
(d) Military information.

6. How do Nicholas and the others keep up on world events after their arrest?
(a) Papers and magazines.
(b) Television and radio.
(c) Spies.
(d) Visitors.

7. Where do the Romanovs live in Tobolsk?
(a) The governor's house.
(b) A palace.
(c) An apartment complex.
(d) A prison.

8. What is the date by which Rasputin, writing before his death, predicts he will be dead and which, indeed, turns out to be the day his body is found?
(a) January 1, 1916.
(b) January 11, 1917.
(c) January 11, 1916.
(d) January 1, 1917.

9. On March 12, 1917, whom does Alexandra ask to come to her?
(a) Her sister, Ella.
(b) Nicholas' brother, Michael.
(c) Her friend, Lili Dehn.
(d) Nicholas' mother, Marie.

10. In which city does the first Russian revolution take place?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Kiev.
(c) Petrograd.
(d) Leningrad.

11. How many people live together in the five-room upper level given to the Romanovs?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Seven.
(d) Nine.

12. When the provisional government is established after the fall of the monarchy, who is elected Vice-Chairman of the Soviet and Minister of Justice?
(a) Protopopov.
(b) Yussupov.
(c) Kerensky.
(d) Rodzianko.

13. No one can ever convince Alexandra that Rasputin is:
(a) Evil.
(b) A charlatan.
(c) Manipulative.
(d) Bad news.

14. What is the name of the mine to which the bodies of the Romanovs are taken?
(a) The Four Brothers.
(b) The Four Bears.
(c) The Four Uncles.
(d) The Four Comrades.

15. What does Nicholas need in order to go outside of the palace after he and Alexandra are arrested?
(a) A military escort.
(b) Keys.
(c) A police escort.
(d) Advance permission.

Short Answer Questions

1. Boris Soloviev, the ___________ of Rasputin, moves to Tyumen to try to help the Romanovs escape and, indeed, becomes famous as the man who tries to rescue them.

2. Where is Stavka, the field headquarters, located?

3. Vasily Pankratov and Alexander Nikolsky take charge of the Romanovs from Kobylinsky in what month in 1917?

4. At ___________ on the day they are murdered, the Romanovs are awakened and told to dress because they have to leave quickly.

5. Who is responsible for the Romanovs' safety when they are first arrested in March 1917?

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