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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. How many wartime letters from Alexandra to Nicholas are found in Ekaterinburg after the revolution?

2. What is the house in Ekaterinburg where the Romanovs live called?

3. The Tobolsk population is loyal to the:

4. When Guchkov and Shulgan arrive to confer with Nicholas, to whom does he abdicate his throne in favor of?

5. When Rodzianko finally convinces Nicholas, who is still at Stavka, that the violence and strike in Petrograd are serious, what does he NOT do?

Short Essay Questions

1. When are the Romanovs told they are able to leave Siberia?

2. Why does Alexandra move Anna Vyrubova into an apartment in the Alexander Palace?

3. What happens on March 18, 1917, that prompts Alexandra to burn much of her correspondence?

4. When Alexis suffers a nosebleed and Rasputin is sent for, what does Rasputin do when he arrives and what happens afterward?

5. When strikers marched in the streets on Sunday, March 11, 1917, they find that signs are posted by order of the Tsar. What do the signs say?

6. When Colonel Kobylinsky is placed in charge of the Romanovs, how does the way in which they are treated change?

7. Why are losses so heavy among Russian officers, in particular, during World War I?

8. Instead of telling Nicholas that a revolution is taking place, what does Protopopov and Voeikov tell him about the events taking place in St. Petersburg, and how does he find out what is really happening?

9. What happens to all of the money that is sent to Siberia to help the Romanovs?

10. Under the 'protection' of Captain Kotzebue's revolutionaries, how are the Romanovs treated at first?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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