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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. After being warned that revolution is imminent, to whom does Tsar Nicholas give control?
2. Who works out a truce to keep the Alexander Palace from being attacked by the revolutionaries?
3. What year do the Germans target as the year to force the Russians out of the war?
4. Who advises the Tsar that revolution is imminent unless he keeps Alexandra from further interference in official matters?
5. Boris Soloviev, the ___________ of Rasputin, moves to Tyumen to try to help the Romanovs escape and, indeed, becomes famous as the man who tries to rescue them.
Short Essay Questions
1. After visiting Rasputin for an illness, what conclusion does Felix Yussoupov draw about him?
2. What does the Tsar do in an attempt to slow down the rate of loss among his army officers?
3. After the revolution, 630 letters from Alexandra to Nicholas, written while Nicholas is at the Stavka, are found in Ekaterinburg. What do the letters contain?
4. What secret information is found in Alexandra's papers after the abdication? Who is authorized to have copies of this information?
5. Why does Alexandra move Anna Vyrubova into an apartment in the Alexander Palace?
6. In the period between Nicholas' abdication and the Romanovs' arrest, why do the revolutionaries not attack the Alexander Palace, where the family is living?
7. In the period immediately following the assassination of Tsar Nicholas and his family, why do as many of his Romanov relatives as are able leave Russia?
8. What happens to all of the money that is sent to Siberia to help the Romanovs?
9. As the soldiers guarding the Romanovs in Tyumen come to understand the meaning of the revolution, how do their attitudes toward the Romanovs change?
10. In agreeing to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, what territory does Russia give up?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using the text, explain and analyze how Alexandra's belief that Rasputin is a representative from God who miraculously heals her son enables Rasputin to take advantage of her, as well as Alexis' hemophilia, in order to gain influence in and, eventually, control over Russia's government.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Describe Pobedonotstsev's opinion of the Jews and what is done with them. Demonstrate and explain, using the text, how his philosophy is reflected in his student, Nicholas', own policies.
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