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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. Nicholas' wedding takes place:

2. After an attempt by his organization to give a petition to the Tsar failed, what happens to Father Gapon?

3. Does Queen Victoria have a child with hemophilia? If so, what is the child's name?

4. What happens to Alexis while the family is vacationing at Spala?

5. What beneficial effect does Alexandra believe Rasputin has on Alexis?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the Russian system of autocracy, to whom is the Tsar responsible?

2. Why do Tsar Alexander and Empress Marie want Nicholas to marry Princess Helene of France instead of Alix of Hesse?

3. Why do Russian Easter celebrations include large banquets?

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

5. 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?

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

7. When the royal yacht, the Standart, strikes a rock during a cruise, why doesn't it sink?

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

9. 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?

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

Analyze and explain how the Tsar's reaction to and handling of the Assembly of Russian Workingmen strike that begins at the Putilov Steel Works and ends in bloodshed on "Bloody Sunday," January 22, 1905, change people's attitudes toward the Tsar and strengthen the revolutionary movement instead of quelling it as the Tsar hopes. Support your remarks with the text.

Essay Topic 2

Using the text and by doing research on the disease as well as using what is learned in class, describe and explain what hemophilia is, why it only occurs in males, and how Queen Victoria is believed to have become a carrier. How does this disease affect the Romanovs' fate?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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