European History - Tsarist Russia
- 1.When did the Romanov Dynasty end?
- A.
1869
- B.
1885
- C.
1890
- D.
1917
- E.
1920
- 2.What was the date of Bloody Sunday?
- A.
January 22, 1905
- B.
January 22, 1906
- C.
January 12, 1905
- D.
January 12, 1906
- 3.Who was the father of Nicholas II?
- A.
Ivan the Terrible
- B.
Alexander II
- C.
Alexander III
- D.
Peter the Great
- 4.
![Why did the Tsar fall under the influence of Rasputin? - ProProfs]( "Why did the Tsar fall under the influence of Rasputin?")
Why did the Tsar fall under the influence of Rasputin?- A.
He was an old friend who he trusted.
- B.
His wife believed that Rasputin was a great opera singer
- C.
His wife believed that Rasputin had special powers, which could help heal their son when he suffered a bleed.
- D.
All of Russia was scared of him.
- 5.How did the Russian government pay for the modernisation?
- A.
Huge foreign loans
- B.
Increased taxes on nobles
- C.
Sold off some of therir territory to the Japanese
- D.
Sold Alasaka to United Staes of America
- 6.
![What effect did the modernisation have on the peasantry? - ProProfs]( "What effect did the modernisation have on the peasantry?")
What effect did the modernisation have on the peasantry?- A.
Drew many peasants to the cities seeking work
- B.
Improved their living conditions
- C.
Made farming easier for the peasants due to the new farm machinery being produced in the factories
- D.
They had electricity in their homes for the first time
- 7.What was the capital of the Russian Empire at the turn of the century (1900)?
- A.
Leningrad
- B.
Stalingrad
- C.
Moscow
- D.
St Petersburg
- E.
Petrograd
- 8.When and where was Peter Stolypin assassinated?
- A.
At the Bolshei ballet performance of Swan Lake on 29th February 1911
- B.
At the Kiev Opera house on 1st Septemebr 1911
- C.
At the Winter Palace on Bloody Sunday 1905
- D.
He was not assassinated
- 9.Name three Finance Ministers under Alexander III.
- A.
Ivan Vyshnegradsky
- B.
Mikhail Reytern
- C.
Count Sergei Witte
- D.
Nikolay Bunge
- E.
Count Vladimir Kokovtsov
- 10.What was the name of the tsarist secret police?
- A.
The Okhrana
- B.
The NKVD
- C.
The Kadets
- D.
The Octobrists
- 11.In 1881, Tsar Alexander II was killed by a bomb thrown by a terrorist group known by which name?
- A.
The Cheka
- B.
The Mensheviks
- C.
The People's Will
- D.
The Bolsheviks
- 12.The three official bodies through which the tsar exercised his authority were known as what?
- A.
The Most Holy Synod
- B.
The Imperial Council
- C.
Council of Ministers
- D.
The Cabinet of Ministers
- E.
The Senate
- 13.What was the name given to the left-wing labour group formed in 1906 to represent the peasants and middle-class?
- A.
Mensheviks
- B.
Kadets
- C.
Trudoviki
- D.
Bolsheviks
- 14.When did Russia begin a program of modernisation?
- A.
When the Romoanov Family first came to power
- B.
In 1913 just prior to World War I
- C.
Under Sergei Witte - 1892-1903
- D.
Under Stalin with his 5 Year Plans
- E.
When Lenin came to power
- 15.What effect did the modernisation process have on the nobles in Russia?
- A.
They became frustrated with the cars they bought
- B.
Nobles lost some of their power to the new industrial entrepreneurs
- C.
Had difficulty learning how to drive cars
- D.
Boycotted anything produced in the new industrial factories
- 16.
![Who led the march on the Winter Palace in 1905? - ProProfs]( "Who led the march on the Winter Palace in 1905?")
Who led the march on the Winter Palace in 1905?- A.
Leon Trotsky
- B.
Vladimir Lenin
- C.
Josef Stalin
- D.
Father Gapon
- E.
Father Grigori Rasputin
- 17.What was a Duma?
- A.
The group of people who led the Russian Orthodox church
- B.
A local council
- C.
An elected parliament
- D.
The name given to the Tsar's advisers
- 18.
![What role did Trotsky play in the 1905 uprisings (Revolution)? - ProProfs]( "What role did Trotsky play in the 1905 uprisings (Revolution)?")
What role did Trotsky play in the 1905 uprisings (Revolution)?- A.
Led the Bloody Sunday march on the Winter Palace
- B.
Leader of the first St Petersburg Soviet formed in 1905
- C.
Led an assassination attempt on Nicholas II
- D.
Created the separation between the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks
- 19.Why did Nicholas proclaim the "October Manifesto"?
- A.
He thought it was good time to start reform
- B.
He was pressured into it by Sergei Witte
- C.
Rasputin suggested it as a means to hold off revolution
- D.
To appease the liberals by offering civil liberties and a state duma
- E.
To stop the people of Russia thinking about the defeat in the Russo-Japanese war of 1905
- 20.
![Who was Peter Stolypin? - ProProfs]( "Who was Peter Stolypin?")
Who was Peter Stolypin?- A.
Rasputin's minder from 1906 to 1912
- B.
Prime Minister of Russia from 1906 to 1911
- C.
President of Russia from 1904 to 1910
- D.
Tsaravich Alexei's minder from 1905 to 1910
- E.
Minister of Interior from 1904 to 1913
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