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6. When did Prince Yusopov kill Rasputin?

  • February 1918
  • December 1916
  • January 1917
  • September 1915

7. What was the 'mad monk' whom Alexandra was under the influence of called/

  • Raspuitin
  • Raputin
  • Rasputin
  • Rasputen

8. How many rifles had to be shared between the army?

  • 4.6 million
  • 3.9 million
  • 6.2 million
  • 5.3 million

9. When did Russia declare war on Germany and Austria-Hungary?

  • September 1914
  • August 1914
  • June 1914
  • July 1914

10. What was the church in Russia called?

  • Russia evangelical Church
  • Russian Catholic Church
  • Russian Orthodox church
  • Russian Protestant Church

11. Which battle did the Russian's suffer huge losses in, in September 1914?

  • Marusian Lakes
  • Tannenberg
  • Masurian Lakes
  • Tannonberg

12. Who was the major offensive against Austria led by in 1916?

  • General Brusilov
  • General Briuslov
  • General Bruislov
  • General Brusliov

13. How many casualties did Russia suffer at the two big battles in 1914?

  • over 1.5 million
  • over 0.5 million
  • over a million
  • over 2 million

14. Over the three years at the start of the war by how much did the food prices go up by?

  • 500%
  • 800%
  • 700%
  • 200%

15. What were the secret police under the Tsar's rule called?

  • Statzi
  • Okhrana
  • Gestapo
  • Cheka

16. When was the Duma elected?

  • 1918
  • 1905
  • 1914
  • 1908

17. How many times zones did Russia stretch across?

  • 3
  • 8
  • 10
  • 7

18. Who was the president of the Duma that informed the Tsar how bad the situation was?

  • Rodzianka
  • Rodzainko
  • Rodzianko
  • Rodzainka

19. In the three years at the start of the war how much did the workers wages increase by?

  • 50%
  • 150%
  • 200%
  • 100%

20. What was the population of Russia in 1914?

  • over 315 million
  • over 235 million
  • over 125 million
  • over 55 million