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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Queen is known to carry the gene for hemophilia. How many of her daughters also carry the gene?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

2. On what date is Alexis, the male heir to the throne of Russia, born?
(a) August 12, 1904.
(b) July 28, 1904.
(c) October 30, 1905.
(d) April 7,1902 (Easter day).

3. What German author's writings influence Lenin?
(a) Karl Marx.
(b) Friederich Nietzsche.
(c) Heinrich Heine.
(d) Adolf Hitler.

4. Nicholas and Alexandra's first home is at the palace in:
(a) Anitchkov.
(b) Livadia.
(c) Tsarskoe Selo.
(d) St. Petersburg.

5. Why does Alexandra think that people hate Rasputin?
(a) Because he is accepted by the Romanovs.
(b) Because he has luck with the women.
(c) Because people don't understand him.
(d) Because he is more powerful than they were.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what medical condition is Alexis diagnosed at six weeks of age?

2. What does Rasputin do as a child that earns him a reputation as a seer?

3. Why do the Romanovs have two identical royal trains that travel a few miles apart?

4. How do Nicholas and Alexandra deal with Alexis' medical condition?

5. What region of Russia, where the Romanovs go every spring and celebrate Easter, is the family's favorite?

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