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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 long does it take Yurovsky's group to destroy the bodies?
2. After the revolution, what are Nicholas and Alexandra known as, respectively, among the Petrograd population?
3. In March 1917, what illness do three of the Romanov children, plus Anna Vyrubova, have?
4. With the Tsar at the front, a substitute autocrat is to be found. Who fills this role?
5. The plan is for Nicholas and Alexandra to travel to _____________ and then to ____________ once the children are well.
Short Essay Questions
1. During the sixteen months Nicholas is at either Stavka or the front, Alexandra is in charge of the administrative functions of the government. What is the result of Alexandra's leadership?
2. 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?
3. Under the 'protection' of Captain Kotzebue's revolutionaries, how are the Romanovs treated at first?
4. After visiting Rasputin for an illness, what conclusion does Felix Yussoupov draw about him?
5. What secret information is found in Alexandra's papers after the abdication? Who is authorized to have copies of this information?
6. At the Four Brothers Mine, how are the bodies of Nicholas and his family disposed of?
7. To what is the collapse of the Russian monarchy near the end of World War I ultimately attributed?
8. Why does Nicholas bring Alexis to live with him at the Stavka in the fall of 1915?
9. 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?
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
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 narrative's description, in chapter 5, of Nicholas' and Alexandra's attitudes about the coronation day and analyze whether or not these attitudes (Alexandra's in particular) foreshadow how they deal with later problems in their personal as well as political lives. Use the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Nicholas' and Alexandra's contributions to the Russian monarchy, especially how they choose to deal with the beginning of its decline and the growing power of the revolutionaries, with Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna's prediction that Nicholas and Alexandra's inadequacies as rulers make them the last generation of Romanov rulers. Demonstrate whether or not the Grand Duchess is correct in her analysis of Nicholas and Alexandra as inadequate rulers.
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