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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose carriage does Nicholas' mother, Marie, ride during the coronation ceremony?

2. Why does Russia negotiate a ninety-nine-year lease with China on Port Arthur?

3. Why do the Romanovs have two identical royal trains that travel a few miles apart?

4. Alexis' illness _________ alter the household routine.

5. How does Prime Minister Kokovtsov, who replaces Stolypin after his assassination, come to be replaced by Rasputin's ally, Goremykin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Alexandra so severely affected by Alexis' hemophilia?

2. When the Imperial Manifesto of October 30, 1905 establishes an elected parliament and rights for the people, Russia's government changes from an autocracy to what form of government?

3. How do Lenin's studies at the University of Kazan end?

4. 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?

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characteristics of Russia's autocratic monarchy with those of its constitutional monarchy, and analyze whether or not Nicholas' attempt to hold onto as much autocracy as possible after the passage of the Imperial Manifesto contributes to the end of the Romanov dynasty and, therefore, Russia's monarchy. Back up your work with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

By using the text as backup and comparing and contrasting Russian Orthodox and Lutheran beliefs, explain why women who marry into the Russian royal family convert to the Russian Orthodox faith, as Alix is required to do from the Lutheran faith in which she is raised.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the views and philosophies of Lenin's Bolsheviks with Plekhanov's Mensheviks, and analyze--using the text as backup--why Lenin and the Bolshevik views prevailed over Plekhanov and the Mensheviks.

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