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6. Who was Nicholas Alexander Milyutin?
- Minister of Internal Affairs until 1861
- Minister of War 1861-1881
7. Who was Alexandra Feodorovna?
- Nicholas II's wife
- Alexander II's long-term mistress
- Alexander III's wife
- Alexander II's first wife
8. Who was Maria Feodorovna?
- Alexander III's wife
- Nicholas II's wife
- Alexander II's long-term mistress
- Alexander II's first wife
9. Who was Dmitrii Milyutin?
- Minister of War 1861-1881
- Minister of Internal Affairs until 1861
10. Who was Vera Zasulich and what did she do?
- member of Land and Liberty, shot and wounded Trepov (Governor of St Petersburg) in 1877
- member of the Black Partition, shot Trepov (Governor of St Petersburg) in 1879
- a populist, shot and killed Trepov (Governor of St Petersburg) in 1878
- member of Land and Liberty, shot and wounded Trepov (Governor of Moscow) in 1874
11. Who was Maria Alexandrovna?
- Alexander II's long-term mistress
- Alexander II's first wife
- Nicholas II's wife
- Alexander III's wife
12. Who wrote 'What is to be Done?' and when?
- Chernyshevsky in 1868
- Chernyshevsky in 1860
- Chernyshevsky in 1864
- Tolstoy in 1860
13. What is a morganatic marriage and who formed one of these?
- A marriage between royalty and non-royalty (Alexander II and Caterina Dolgorukov in 1880)
- A marriage between royalty and non-royalty (Alexander II and Caterina Dolgorukov in 1878)
- A marriage between two members of royalty (Alexander II and Maria Alexandrovna in 1841)
- A marriage between royalty and non-royalty (Alexander II and Maria Alexandrovna in 1880)
14. Who was Pahlen?
- Minister of Justice from 1867 (first minister of Justice to hold a law degree)
- Minister of Finance 1862-1868
- Minister of Education 1862-1867
- Minister of Public Instruction 1882-1889
15. Who was Timashev?
- Minister of Justice 1862-1867
- Minister of Internal Affairs 1868-1878
- Minister of War 1861-1881
- peasant who saved Alexander II from assassination in 1866
16. Who was Caterina Dolgorukov?
- Alexander II's first wife
- Alexander II's long-term mistress
- Nicholas II's wife
- Alexander III's wife
17. Who was Komissarov?
- Minister of Education 1862-1867
- peasant who saved Alexander II from assassination in 1866
- Minister of Justice from 1867
- son of a noble who attempted to assassinate Alexander in 1866
18. Who was Zamyatnin?
- Minister of Justice 1862-1867
- Minister of Education 1862-1867
- Minister of Finance 1862-1868
- peasant who saved Alexander II from assassination in 1866
19. What did Shuvalov do for the army?
- reduced military service from 15 years to 5 in 1878
- reduced military service from 15 years to 6 in 1874
- reduced military service from 25 years to 15 in 1864