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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. With what medical condition is Alexis diagnosed at six weeks of age?

2. Russia has to limit the amount of _____________ their soldiers use in one day because of shortages.

3. What takes place in 1913 that, by July 1914, involves more than one and one half of Russia's citizens?

4. Why does Alexandra rarely leave the yacht?

5. What is the name given to Lenin's group of revolutionaries?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Russian Easter celebrations include large banquets?

2. What outdoor activities does Alexis want to engage in but can not due to his hemophilia?

3. When Alexis injures himself at Spala, who comes from St. Petersburg to help him?

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

5. 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?

6. How does the Russo-Japanese war end?

7. When World War I begins, why do Nicholas and Alexandra travel to Moscow?

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

9. 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?

10. With which religious, sexually immoral, sect is Rasputin accused of having an association?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The reason why Felix Yussoupov and his co-conspirators assassinate Rasputin is to try to save the monarchy. Using the text, analyze and explain why, and how, his assassination actually ends up contributing to the revolutionary cause and to the collapse of the monarchy.

Essay Topic 2

Using the text as backup, compare and contrast the daily routine of the Romanovs, as described in Chapter 10, with the daily life of the typical Russian worker.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and demonstrate how Nicholas' agreement to the Imperial Manifesto and the establishment of the Duma (Russia's Parliament) both enable the revolutionaries and hasten the collapse of the Russian monarchy. Use the text to support your arguments.

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