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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what criteria does Rasputin judge people?
(a) By their committment to the Orthodox Church.
(b) By their view of him and his life style.
(c) By their morals and character qualities.
(d) By his view of them and their life style.

2. There are still __________ loyal to the Tsar at Alexander Palace.
(a) Relatives.
(b) Government officials.
(c) Servants.
(d) Troops.

3. The Grand Duke Michael, Nicholas's brother, tries to bring the royal family to Moscow for what reason?
(a) To stop Lenin.
(b) To keep the treaty with Germany from being signed.
(c) To stop Trotsky.
(d) To smuggle them out of Russia.

4. What does Nicholas need in order to go outside of the palace after he and Alexandra are arrested?
(a) A police escort.
(b) Keys.
(c) A military escort.
(d) Advance permission.

5. Which river is Rasputin thrown into by his would-be assassins?
(a) Neva.
(b) Volga.
(c) Thames.
(d) Loire.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Alexis is traveling during the fall of 1915, he suffers a nosebleed. His mother credits Rasputin with stopping the bleeding; however, what is the most likely reason the hemorrhage stops?

2. In January 1919, a special investigator finds the mine with its evidence of the ___________ of the Romanovs.

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

4. When Trotsky returns to Russia from New York in May 1917, what is his relationship with Lenin?

5. By the summer of 1915, the Tsar is at the front, but is in actuality a figurehead. Who is actually in charge of the army?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are losses so heavy among Russian officers, in particular, during World War I?

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

3. 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?

4. Under the 'protection' of Captain Kotzebue's revolutionaries, how are the Romanovs treated at first?

5. 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?

6. What secret information is found in Alexandra's papers after the abdication? Who is authorized to have copies of this information?

7. As the soldiers guarding the Romanovs in Tyumen come to understand the meaning of the revolution, how do their attitudes toward the Romanovs change?

8. In agreeing to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, what territory does Russia give up?

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

10. What does the Tsar do in an attempt to slow down the rate of loss among his army officers?

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