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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. What beneficial effect does Alexandra believe Rasputin has on Alexis?
2. Which Russian Prime Ministers does Alexandra send Rasputin to meet with?
3. What happens to the two older girls instead of their debut?
4. Nicholas is especially weak in ___________ affairs.
5. What does Rasputin do as a child that earns him a reputation as a seer?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How does Rasputin believe that people came to be forgiven of their sins?
3. When the royal yacht, the Standart, strikes a rock during a cruise, why doesn't it sink?
4. After Stolypin and Kokovtsov each have personal interviews with Rasputin when they are in office, what happens to them?
5. Why do Tsar Alexander and Empress Marie want Nicholas to marry Princess Helene of France instead of Alix of Hesse?
6. 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?
7. How do Lenin's studies at the University of Kazan end?
8. How does the Russo-Japanese war end?
9. Catherine the Great is German, not Russian. How does she become Empress of Russia?
10. On what pretext does Nicholas dissolve the Second Imperial Duma?
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
Explain the causes of the Russian-Japanese war, and analyze and demonstrate how Russia's experiences during this war, particularly during the Battle of the Straits of Tsushima, shape its military strategy for World War I. Use the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Nicholas' and Alexandra's contributions to the Russian monarchy, especially how they choose to deal with the beginning of its decline and the growing power of the revolutionaries, with Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna's prediction that Nicholas and Alexandra's inadequacies as rulers make them the last generation of Romanov rulers. Demonstrate whether or not the Grand Duchess is correct in her analysis of Nicholas and Alexandra as inadequate rulers.
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