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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 is the purpose of the Assembly of Russian Workingmen, found by Plehve and Father George Gapon?
2. What concept does Stolypin introduce to Russian society?
3. When do Tsars invoke the blessing of the icon the Vladimir Mother of God?
4. Nicholas' father, Alexander III, dies at the family's palace at:
5. Nicholas' wedding takes place:
Short Essay Questions
1. In the Russian system of autocracy, to whom is the Tsar responsible?
2. What begins to appear in public after Iliodor and his supporters are sent into seclusion?
3. 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?
4. What do the old women in the crowd observing Alexander III's funeral procession say of Alexandra, who rides alone and behind the rest of the family?
5. Why do many in St. Petersburg society consider Alexandra a prude?
6. The Imperial Park at Tsarskoe Selo is the site of which two Russian palaces?
7. When Alexis injures himself at Spala, who comes from St. Petersburg to help him?
8. Why is Alexandra so severely affected by Alexis' hemophilia?
9. Why do Russian Easter celebrations include large banquets?
10. 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?
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, explain and analyze how Alexandra's belief that Rasputin is a representative from God who miraculously heals her son enables Rasputin to take advantage of her, as well as Alexis' hemophilia, in order to gain influence in and, eventually, control over Russia's government.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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