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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What region of Russia, where the Romanovs go every spring and celebrate Easter, is the family's favorite?
(a) The Crimea.
(b) The Urals.
(c) The Ukraine.
(d) Siberia.

2. What happens on March 21, 1917?
(a) Michael abdicates the throne.
(b) Nicholas and Alexandra are assassinated.
(c) Nicholas abdicates the throne.
(d) Nicholas and Alexandra are arrested for their own safety.

3. From where does Tsar Nicholas announce Germany's declaration of war on Russia to his subjects?
(a) Tsarskoe Selo.
(b) The Winter Palace.
(c) The Kremlin.
(d) The German embassy.

4. As the revolution begins, what is Nicholas writing to Alexandra about?
(a) Trout fishing.
(b) Preparing to flee with her family to safety.
(c) His plans to save the monarchy.
(d) Playing dominoes.

5. Russia has to limit the amount of _____________ their soldiers use in one day because of shortages.
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Food.
(c) Water.
(d) Vodka.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Nicholas returns to Petrograd, why is the train detoured to Pskov?

2. When do Tsars invoke the blessing of the icon the Vladimir Mother of God?

3. Why does Alexandra rarely leave the yacht?

4. Why does the royal trains stop wherever there is a cool spot or water available?

5. What does the jeweler Faberge make every Easter for Nicholas' wife and mother?

(see the answer key)

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