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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. Nicholas' father, Alexander III, dies at the family's palace at:
(a) Crimea.
(b) Livadia.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Anitchkov.

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

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

4. What does Russia's government receive on October 30, 1905?
(a) Its first constitution and parliament.
(b) A male heir.
(c) Its first real challenge from the Bolsheviks.
(d) Its first constitution and president.

5. What takes place in 1913 that, by July 1914, involves more than one and one half of Russia's citizens?
(a) A plague.
(b) A political movement.
(c) A religious awakening.
(d) A nationwide strike.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Tsar" is another word for:

2. The Queen is known to carry the gene for hemophilia. How many of her daughters also carry the gene?

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

4. How much does the Imperial Crown of Russia weigh?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. On what pretext does Nicholas dissolve the Second Imperial Duma?

2. 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?

3. How does Rasputin believe that people came to be forgiven of their sins?

4. Why do many in St. Petersburg society consider Alexandra a prude?

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

6. The Imperial Park at Tsarskoe Selo is the site of which two Russian palaces?

7. Why does a riot that kills hundreds of people take place in Moscow, and at what event, on the day following Nicholas' coronation?

8. When World War I begins, the Tsar is reluctant to become involved because Russia is not prepared for war. Why is Russia not prepared for war?

9. 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?

10. With which religious, sexually immoral, sect is Rasputin accused of having an association?

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