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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. The Tsar is the ruler of which country?

2. Taxes on the sale of vodka contribute to the government _______________.

3. What Russian city is the hometown of Vladimir Lenin?

4. Who is Nicholas' most important tutor?

5. In addition to all the official ceremonies, what else do the Romanovs do to celebrate Russia's tercentenary?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Russian Easter celebrations include large banquets?

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. Which of Nicholas and Alexandra's daughters are characterized as outspoken, very sure of herself, and eager to go out into society?

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

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

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

8. What Russian institutions do Peter the Great develop?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 3, we learn that Tsar Alexander and Empress Marie are initially opposed to Nicholas' match with Alix of Hesse (later Alexandra) because they are anti-German. Analyze and explain how their opposition to this match--and her nation of origin--foreshadow the difficulty Alexandra has with her in-laws during the first few months of her marriage, her problems fitting into Russian society, as well as Russian hatred of her during World War I. Support your arguments from the text.

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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