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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. What is Colonel Eugene Kobylinsky's political affiliation?
2. In which city does the first Russian revolution take place?
3. Who is the head of the Russian supreme command?
4. How long does it take for the Bolsheviks to admit that the family is killed along with the Tsar?
5. What happens five days after the Tsar relinquishes control of the government?
Short Essay Questions
1. As the soldiers guarding the Romanovs in Tyumen come to understand the meaning of the revolution, how do their attitudes toward the Romanovs change?
2. After visiting Rasputin for an illness, what conclusion does Felix Yussoupov draw about him?
3. When are the Romanovs told they are able to leave Siberia?
4. When Colonel Kobylinsky is placed in charge of the Romanovs, how does the way in which they are treated change?
5. In the period between Nicholas' abdication and the Romanovs' arrest, why do the revolutionaries not attack the Alexander Palace, where the family is living?
6. What do Rasputin's murderers believe is the outcome of his death?
7. Why does Nicholas bring Alexis to live with him at the Stavka in the fall of 1915?
8. Under the 'protection' of Captain Kotzebue's revolutionaries, how are the Romanovs treated at first?
9. Under what conditions does England agree to grant the Romanovs asylum, and why is the request eventually withdrawn?
10. How are the Romanovs lured to their deaths, and who tells them they were going to die? How long after the announcement of their impending death are the Romanovs killed?
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
Analyze and explain how Nicholas and Alexandra's decision to keep Alexis' hemophilia a secret contributed to not only Alexandra's unpopularity with Russians but also to the downfall of the monarchy. Back up your arguments with citations from the text.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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