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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. When Serbia replies to Austria's ultimatum, what happens?
2. What happens to the two older girls instead of their debut?
3. Why do the Romanovs have two identical royal trains that travel a few miles apart?
4. What beneficial effect does Alexandra believe Rasputin has on Alexis?
5. Why does Alexandra think that people hate Rasputin?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. When Alexis injures himself at Spala, who comes from St. Petersburg to help him?
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. What outdoor activities does Alexis want to engage in but can not due to his hemophilia?
6. How does Austria's Archduke Ferdinand wind up being assassinated by Serbian revolutionaries, in spite of a route revision after his speech that is designed to keep him out of danger?
7. During the summer of 1912, while the family is at their hunting lodge in Spala, how does Alexis incur the hemorrhage in his groin and thigh that nearly kills him?
8. When the First Imperial Duma appears in May 1906, what political parties form along with it?
9. What Russian institutions do Peter the Great develop?
10. After Stolypin and Kokovtsov each have personal interviews with Rasputin when they are in office, what happens to them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using the text, analyze and demonstrate whether or not Russia's becoming a constitutional monarchy in October 1905 strengthens the revolutionaries and enable the ultimate collapse of the monarchy at their hands.
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
Using the text to support your arguments, compare and contrast the ideologies of the Provisional Government that is established immediately after the revolution with those of the Bolsheviks, and explain why the Bolsheviks are so easily able to take control of Russia's government in the days and weeks following the revolution.
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