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Russian Revolution

Russian Revolution

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What calendar did Russia use until February 1918?

  1. Julian
  2. Gregorian
  3. Old Slavonic
  4. Hebrew
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which tsar did terrorists assassinate in 1881?

  1. Nicholas I
  2. Alexander I
  3. Alexander II
  4. Alexander III
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

After the February Revolution, how many organisations claimed to be the new Russian government?

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. Four
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Where was the tsar during the February Revolution?

  1. Visiting soldiers on the front
  2. In the Winter Palace
  3. At a peace conference in Europe
  4. In the Kremlin
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The February Revolution began as a/an

  1. International Women’s Day march
  2. Railroad strike
  3. Food drive for soldiers on the front
  4. Bolshevik rally
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What slogan was shouted during the February Revolution of 1917?

  1. �Let them eat cake!�
  2. �Freedom and justice!�
  3. �No more war!�
  4. �Bread and peace!�
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which country’s government aided Lenin in returning to Russia?

  1. France
  2. Germany
  3. Turkey
  4. Britain
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

During the summer following February Revolution, what did Lenin initially believe was the best strategy for starting a second revolution?

  1. To use loyal troops to attack government buildings
  2. To take control of the press
  3. To encourage mass street riots
  4. To execute the tsar in public
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Petrograd Soviet was a/an

  1. union of workers and soldiers
  2. organisation of ex-monarchists
  3. society of farmers
  4. group consisting primarily of lawyers
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

During which international war did the Russian Revolution take place?

  1. World War II
  2. Russo-Japanese War
  3. Napoleonic War
  4. World War I
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following events seriously weakened the Bolsheviks?

  1. The First Congress of Soviets
  2. Kerensky’s June offensive
  3. The July Putsch
  4. Rasputin’s murder
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which action did the provisional government take against the Bolsheviks just prior to the October Revolution?

  1. Brought in loyal troops from the front
  2. Closed down Bolshevik newspapers
  3. Ordered police to raid the Smolny institute
  4. Set up barricades around the Winter Palace
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who were the “junkers”?

  1. German army officers
  2. Workers in the Petrograd junkyard
  3. Russian army cadets assigned to defend government buildings
  4. Bolshevik military units
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which two Bolsheviks were most strongly against starting the revolution sooner rather than later?

  1. Kamenev and Zinoviev
  2. Trotsky and Dzerzhinsky
  3. Stalin and Lunacharsky
  4. Kerensky and Kornilov
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Bolshevik Party drew its support primarily from

  1. peasants
  2. aristocrats
  3. the intelligentsia
  4. the working class
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which is true of the Bolsheviks during August and September 1917?

  1. They split into two factions.
  2. They had a strong boost in popular support.
  3. They sought monetary assistance from Britain.
  4. Lenin was betrayed by Trotsky.
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What happened to Kerensky after the revolution?

  1. He was imprisoned.
  2. He was executed.
  3. He fled the country.
  4. He joined the Bolsheviks.
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

After the October Revolution, what was Lenin’s first official act?

  1. The Decree on Land
  2. The Decree on Property
  3. The Decree on Work
  4. The Decree on Peace
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was Lavr Kornilov?

  1. A Bolshevik
  2. A rebellious Cossack
  3. A monarchist army general
  4. Leader of the Petrograd Soviet
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

During February Revolution, what sparked mutiny among the soldiers?

  1. Some of the troops were disseminating Bolshevik propaganda within the ranks.
  2. The soldiers did not have enough food to eat.
  3. The troops were revolted by the idea of firing upon fellow Russians.
  4. They were paid off by German spies.
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the immediate reaction of Russian upper classes to the October Revolution?

  1. They paid little attention to it.
  2. They panicked and fled the country en masse.
  3. They started a civil war.
  4. They appealed to Britain and the United States for help.
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What happened as a result of the July Putsch?

  1. The provisional government was unseated.
  2. The Petrograd Soviet split apart.
  3. The army mutinied.
  4. Several prominent Bolsheviks were arrested.
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the official name of Lenin’s new government?

  1. The Politburo
  2. The Soviet of the People’s Commissars
  3. The Executive Committee
  4. The Supreme Soviet
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What representative body was meeting in Petrograd on the same day as the October Revolution?

  1. The Constituent Assembly
  2. The Duma
  3. The Central Committee
  4. The Congress of Soviets
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