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6. When did the Tsar abdicate?

  • March 1917
  • June 1917
  • April 1917
  • January 1917

7. Approximately how many people were striking in Petrograd on February 25th 1917?

  • 200,00
  • 180,000
  • 250,000
  • 300,000

8. Who became Commander in Chief of the Russian Armed forces in 1915?

  • General Samsonov
  • Nicholas II
  • General Kornilov
  • Minister of War Kerensky

9. Why didn't the Tsar want his son to replace him?

  • Too inexperienced and old
  • Too young and ill from haemoplilia
  • Had fled from Russia
  • Had died from a young age

10. What did many members of the Duma and Russian Generals want to avoid?

  • War with Turkey
  • Civil War
  • War with Japan
  • Peace with Germany

11. What was rationed on February 19th 1917

  • Chocolate
  • Grain
  • Bread
  • Sugar

12. What was the command centre of the Russian Army called?

  • Stavka
  • Command Centre
  • Smolny Centre
  • Military Command

13. Who prevented the Tsar from returning to St Petersburg?

  • Communists
  • Opposition Politicians
  • Striking Railway workers
  • Rebellious Soldiers

14. Who killed this monk in December 1916?

  • Prince Romanov
  • Prince Lvov
  • Prince Yusupov
  • Prince Sergei

15. What was established on March 1st

  • Petrograd Council
  • Petrograd Soviet
  • Moscow Senate
  • Kiev Soviet

16. What was the name of the Monk who advised the Tsarina?

  • Rasputin
  • Radinsky
  • Romanov
  • Ramsky

17. What group was formed in the Duma in 1915?

  • Progressive Reformers
  • Progressive Parties
  • Progressive Bloc
  • Progressive Institiute