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

2. What happens on March 21, 1917?
(a) Michael abdicates the throne.
(b) Nicholas abdicates the throne.
(c) Nicholas and Alexandra are arrested for their own safety.
(d) Nicholas and Alexandra are assassinated.

3. The official announcement is, initially, that the Tsar is executed and the rest of the family is ___________ in the evacuation of Ekaterinburg.
(a) Lost.
(b) Re-educated.
(c) Granted asylum.
(d) Exiled.

4. Who arrests Alexandra on March 21, 1917?
(a) Captain Kornilov.
(b) Captain Kotzebue.
(c) General Kornilov.
(d) General Kotzebue.

5. By what criteria does Rasputin judge people?
(a) By their committment to the Orthodox Church.
(b) By his view of them and their life style.
(c) By their view of him and his life style.
(d) By their morals and character qualities.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which river is Rasputin thrown into by his would-be assassins?

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. There are still __________ loyal to the Tsar at Alexander Palace.

4. 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?

5. Who works out a truce to keep the Alexander Palace from being attacked by the revolutionaries?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In agreeing to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, what territory does Russia give up?

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

5. When the Romanovs arrived in Tyumen, in what condition does Kobylinsky find the Governor's house, where the Romanovs are to live?

6. After the revolution, 630 letters from Alexandra to Nicholas, written while Nicholas is at the Stavka, are found in Ekaterinburg. What do the letters contain?

7. In the period immediately following the assassination of Tsar Nicholas and his family, why do as many of his Romanov relatives as are able leave Russia?

8. 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?

9. When Colonel Kobylinsky is placed in charge of the Romanovs, how does the way in which they are treated change?

10. What happens on March 18, 1917, that prompts Alexandra to burn much of her correspondence?

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