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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 Queen is known to carry the gene for hemophilia. How many of her daughters also carry the gene?
2. What type of economy does Russia have in 1906, when Peter Stolypin becomes prime minister of Russia?
3. What Russian city is the hometown of Vladimir Lenin?
4. What happens to Alexandra as a result of the stress she experiences while caring for Alexis during the first eleven days of his injury?
5. Taxes on the sale of vodka contribute to the government _______________.
Short Essay Questions
1. The Imperial Park at Tsarskoe Selo is the site of which two Russian palaces?
2. When World War I begins, why do Nicholas and Alexandra travel to Moscow?
3. 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?
4. What begins to appear in public after Iliodor and his supporters are sent into seclusion?
5. Catherine the Great is German, not Russian. How does she become Empress of Russia?
6. What Russian institutions do Peter the Great develop?
7. How is Queen Victoria believed to have become a carrier of the hemophilia gene?
8. 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?
9. What outdoor activities does Alexis want to engage in but can not due to his hemophilia?
10. In the Russian system of autocracy, to whom is the Tsar responsible?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the narrative's description, in chapter 5, of Nicholas' and Alexandra's attitudes about the coronation day and analyze whether or not these attitudes (Alexandra's in particular) foreshadow how they deal with later problems in their personal as well as political lives. Use the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
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.
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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