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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. Why do the Russians turn away from Vienna and Budapest just as they are about to take them over?
(a) They run out of food.
(b) They run out of ammunition.
(c) To assist the French against the Germans.
(d) To fight against the revolutionaries in their own country.

2. By the summer of 1915, the Tsar is at the front, but is in actuality a figurehead. Who is actually in charge of the army?
(a) Michael Vasilevich Alexeiev.
(b) Grand Duke Nicholas.
(c) Empress Alexandra.
(d) Prime Minister Stolypin.

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

4. When Rodzianko finally convinces Nicholas, who is still at Stavka, that the violence and strike in Petrograd are serious, what does he NOT do?
(a) Make plans to return to Petrograd.
(b) Send troops from the front into the city to restore order.
(c) Dissolve the Duma.
(d) Send his family out of the city for their safety.

5. Where is the Stavka relocated to?
(a) Mogilev.
(b) Kiev.
(c) Moscow.
(d) St. Petersburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the head of the Russian supreme command?

2. When the provisional government is established after the fall of the monarchy, who is elected Vice-Chairman of the Soviet and Minister of Justice?

3. No one can ever convince Alexandra that Rasputin is:

4. When Nicholas leaves Tsarskoe Selo, Alexandra takes on the ___________ functions of government in Petrograd.

5. In what month does Alexis go to the front with the Tsar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Tsar do in an attempt to slow down the rate of loss among his army officers?

2. What secret information is found in Alexandra's papers after the abdication? Who is authorized to have copies of this information?

3. When Alexis suffers a nosebleed and Rasputin is sent for, what does Rasputin do when he arrives and what happens afterward?

4. In the letter that turns out to prophesy his death as well as the fate of the monarchy, what does Rasputin say happens to the Romanovs if his death is at the hands of peasants or commoners? Likewise, what does he say happens to the monarchy if his death is at the hands of nobles?

5. Why is Alexis' nurse, Nagorny, arrested after the Romanovs are moved to Ekaterinburg?

6. When strikers marched in the streets on Sunday, March 11, 1917, they find that signs are posted by order of the Tsar. What do the signs say?

7. Under the 'protection' of Captain Kotzebue's revolutionaries, how are the Romanovs treated at first?

8. What happens to all of the money that is sent to Siberia to help the Romanovs?

9. During the sixteen months Nicholas is at either Stavka or the front, Alexandra is in charge of the administrative functions of the government. What is the result of Alexandra's leadership?

10. Why does Nicholas bring Alexis to live with him at the Stavka in the fall of 1915?

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