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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. Rasputin's influence over the Romanovs causes a rift between __________ and __________.
(a) Nicholas and Kaiser William.
(b) Alexandra and Queen Victoria.
(c) Alexis and Olga.
(d) Ella and Alexandra.

2. Why do the Romanovs have two identical royal trains that travel a few miles apart?
(a) Because of the danger of revolutionaries.
(b) Because of the danger of foreign invaders.
(c) Because the family and their attendants are so large.
(d) In case one train breaks down.

3. What beneficial effect does Alexandra believe Rasputin has on Alexis?
(a) She believes Rasputin protects him from injury.
(b) She believes Rasputin makes him holy.
(c) She believes Rasputin keeps him calm.
(d) She believes Rasputin heals him.

4. What does the jeweler Faberge make every Easter for Nicholas' wife and mother?
(a) Jewel-encrusted crowns.
(b) Jeweled crosses.
(c) Jeweled eggs.
(d) Jeweled rabbits.

5. What happens to the monk Iliodor after his attempts to confront Rasputin about his immorality fail?
(a) He becomes a revolutionary.
(b) He is thrown into prison.
(c) He becomes Rasputin's disciple.
(d) He commits suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the girls live?

2. Which Russian Prime Ministers does Alexandra send Rasputin to meet with?

3. How much longer does the family stay at Spala, before returning to Tsarskoe Selo, after Alexandra's conversation with Rasputin?

4. How much does the Imperial Crown of Russia weigh?

5. What are Alexandra's own, multiple, medical problems described as?

(see the answer key)

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