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6. How many people were killed when Kerensky crushed the demonstrators?

  • 800
  • 37
  • 400
  • 600

7. When did Lenin return from exile?

  • June 1918
  • April 1917
  • April 1918
  • June 1917

8. When were the large but disorganized demonstrations led against the provisional government?

  • September 1918
  • September 1917
  • July 1917
  • July 1918

9. What was the commander-in-chief that tried to gain control in September 1917 called?

  • General Kornilov
  • General Korinlov
  • General Kornliov
  • General Kornloiv

10. What was the cruiser called that was moored in the River Neva that fired shells at the winter palace?

  • Aruaro
  • Aurora
  • Auraro
  • Araruo

11. When was a Bolshevik Party congress held in Petrograd after Lenin returned?

  • May 1917
  • April 1917
  • May 1918
  • April 1918

12. Who was the prime minister of the Provisional Government in 1917?

  • Kernsky
  • Kerensky
  • Kerenskey
  • Karensky

13. When did the Bolsheviks gain control of the Peter and Paul Fortress, the telephone exchange, power stations, railway stations, banks and main bridges in Petrograd?

  • 6th November
  • 12th December
  • 18th September
  • 3rd October

14. Who opposed the provisional government in 1917?

  • The Tsar
  • The Kadets
  • The Petrograd soviets
  • TheBolsheviks