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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Russian city is the hometown of Vladimir Lenin?
(a) St. Petersburg.
(b) Simbirsk.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Kiev.

2. What does Rasputin do when Stolypin banishes him?
(a) He goes on a trip to Japan.
(b) He goes on a trip to Jerusalem.
(c) He goes on a trip to the United States.
(d) He goes on a trip to Palestine.

3. Nicholas presents his fiancee with jewels designed by:
(a) Cartier.
(b) Tiffany.
(c) Faberge.
(d) Rolex.

4. From where does Tsar Nicholas announce Germany's declaration of war on Russia to his subjects?
(a) The German embassy.
(b) The Kremlin.
(c) Tsarskoe Selo.
(d) The Winter Palace.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Russian Prime Ministers does Alexandra send Rasputin to meet with?

2. Where do the girls live?

3. As a "starets" or man of God, what is Rasputin specifically considered to be?

4. What happens to Alexis while the family is vacationing at Spala?

5. Why do the older two daughters not make their public debut in 1914?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the First Imperial Duma appears in May 1906, what political parties form along with it?

2. What does Nicholas' tutor, Pobedonostsev, believe the only way to achieve national unity in Russia is? What does he believe is done in the event of opposition?

3. In the Russian system of autocracy, to whom is the Tsar responsible?

4. After the Archduke's assassination, Austria presents an ultimatum to Serbia, to which it expects a response within forty-eight hours in order to prevent it declaring war upon Serbia. What demands do Austria's ultimatum place upon Serbia?

5. When Alexis injures himself at Spala, who comes from St. Petersburg to help him?

6. How does Austria's Archduke Ferdinand wind up being assassinated by Serbian revolutionaries, in spite of a route revision after his speech that is designed to keep him out of danger?

7. Catherine the Great is German, not Russian. How does she become Empress of Russia?

8. During the summer of 1912, while the family is at their hunting lodge in Spala, how does Alexis incur the hemorrhage in his groin and thigh that nearly kills him?

9. What outdoor activities does Alexis want to engage in but can not due to his hemophilia?

10. How does the Russo-Japanese war end?

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