Marxist Communism and the Russian Revolution

What was Russia's government before the Russian Revolution?

• Democracy
• Communism
• Monarchy
• Socialism

How did Rasputin gain the tsar and tsarina's trust?

• won a major battle during WWI
• led the Russian Revolution
• was in charge of all finances in Russia
• supposedly cured the czars son of hemophilia

Why was the provisional government after the March Revolution unpopluar?

• taxes that it put on the people
• brought back serfdom
• banned religion
• stayed in WWI

What government was based on the ideas of Karl Marx?

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Dictatorship
• Communism

What was the first war where an modern Asian country defeated an European country?

• Russian Revolution
• WWI
• Russo-Japanese War
• Russo-Manchurian War

What was the name of the political group that overthrew the Czar? 

• The Nazis
• The Bolshevik Party 
• The Boyars
• The Democratic Party 

Why were the Russian citizens fed up with their way of life and want to have a revolution? 

• Workers were not making fair wages 
• Citizens did not want to be involved in WW1
• People are going hungry 
• All of the above and even some more reasons

What happens to the Czar's family in 1918?

• Lenin releases them
• They are executed and the bodies are burned
• Nicholas' son takes over the Monarchy
• They are exiled out of Russia

In a "pure" communist society, who are the wealthiest and most powerful people?

• Intellectuals
• Business leaders
• Military leaders
• No One--every member of society is supposed to be equal

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What societal problem did Karl Marx attempt to address in his manifesto? Choose the best answer.

• The exploitation of the poor by the rich
• The low quality of good produced at large factories.
• The fact that poor people were not allowed to vote.
• Unfair laws that allow poor people to be sent to prison

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