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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. Where is Stavka, the field headquarters, located?

2. What does Nicholas need in order to go outside of the palace after he and Alexandra are arrested?

3. In which city does the first Russian revolution take place?

4. On what date does the provisional government receive official recognition from the United States?

5. How do the Romanovs travel for most of the journey to Siberia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Alexis' nurse, Nagorny, arrested after the Romanovs are moved to Ekaterinburg?

2. After initially abdicating the throne to Alexis, why does Nicholas change his mind and turn it over to his brother Michael?

3. 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?

4. What do Rasputin's murderers believe is the outcome of his death?

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

10. Under what conditions does England agree to grant the Romanovs asylum, and why is the request eventually withdrawn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Using the text to support your arguments, compare and contrast the ideologies of the Provisional Government that is established immediately after the revolution with those of the Bolsheviks, and explain why the Bolsheviks are so easily able to take control of Russia's government in the days and weeks following the revolution.

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