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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Family members and friends of the Romanovs believe the revolution is coming from:
(a) Below.
(b) Outside.
(c) Above.
(d) Within.

3. How do the Romanovs travel for most of the journey to Siberia?
(a) Horseback.
(b) Regular passenger train.
(c) Horse and carriage.
(d) Luxury train.

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

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

6. The plan is for Nicholas and Alexandra to travel to _____________ and then to ____________ once the children are well.
(a) England; Murmansk.
(b) Murmansk; Moscow.
(c) Murmansk; England.
(d) Moscow; Ekaterinburg.

7. Rasputin's murderers are trying to ________ the monarchy.
(a) Overthrow.
(b) Revolutionize.
(c) Save.
(d) Change.

8. When Lenin returns to Petrograd in April 1917, he calls for the ___________ of the Provisional Government.
(a) Support.
(b) Modification.
(c) Overthrow.
(d) Strengthening.

9. In March 1917, what illness do three of the Romanov children, plus Anna Vyrubova, have?
(a) Measles.
(b) Strep throat.
(c) Mumps.
(d) Chicken pox.

10. With the Tsar at the front, a substitute autocrat is to be found. Who fills this role?
(a) The Empress Alexandra.
(b) The Empress Alexandra, accompanied by Rasputin.
(c) Rasputin.
(d) Rasputin, accompanied by the Empress Alexandra.

11. On what date are the Romanovs murdered?
(a) July 16, 1918.
(b) July 16, 1917.
(c) June 16, 1917.
(d) June 16, 1918.

12. In November, after the Bolsheviks take key positions in Petrograd and Kerensky goes into hiding, with him go the dream of a _________ Russia.
(a) Democratic.
(b) Republican.
(c) Monarchist.
(d) Parliamentarian.

13. On the day they are murdered, what is the reason the Romanovs are given for having to leave?
(a) The Red Russians are approaching Ekaterinburg.
(b) The Monarchists are approaching Ekaterinburg.
(c) The White Russians are approaching Ekaterinburg.
(d) The Revolutionaries are approaching Ekaterinburg.

14. By sunset on March 12, 1917, the day the first Russian revolution begins, more than _____________ Russian soldiers mutiny and joined the revolution.
(a) 660.
(b) 666,000.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 66,000.

15. Who is misinforming Nicholas as to how serious things are in Petrograd?
(a) Kerensky.
(b) Alexandra.
(c) Protopopov.
(d) Rodzianko.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of information does Alexandra give to Rasputin, despite Nicholas' requests to her not to?

2. Why do the Russians turn away from Vienna and Budapest just as they are about to take them over?

3. The Provisional Government is trying to get the Romanov family __________.

4. On what date does the provisional government receive official recognition from the United States?

5. How long does it take Yurovsky's group to destroy the bodies?

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