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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. A crowd storms the German __________ and vandalizes its furnishings and artwork.

2. What are Alexandra's own, multiple, medical problems described as?

3. What region of Russia, where the Romanovs go every spring and celebrate Easter, is the family's favorite?

4. In 1913, Russia celebrates its tercentenary. How many years is a tercentenary?

5. What does Stolypin do away with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. On what pretext does Nicholas dissolve the Second Imperial Duma?

3. How is Queen Victoria believed to have become a carrier of the hemophilia gene?

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

5. After Stolypin and Kokovtsov each have personal interviews with Rasputin when they are in office, what happens to them?

6. 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?

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

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

9. What Russian institutions do Peter the Great develop?

10. How does the Russo-Japanese war end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Explain and analyze why, although there are people who want, and indeed try, to help the Romanovs escape, nothing ever comes to fruition. Use the text as backup.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and demonstrate how the assassination of Austria's Archduke Ferdinand by Serbian revolutionary Gabriel Princip, which leads to World War I, contribute to the downfall of the Russian military and, ultimately, the monarchy. Support your statements with the text.

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