Russian Rev AOS1 Lesson 1

Identify how many years the Romanovs had ruled Russia for.

• 34 years

• 304 years

• 3,040 years

• 3,400 years

Identify which of these are true for Russia (select all correct answers).

• Russia covered 1/6th of the Earth's land surface.

• Russia covered 1/2 Europe and 1/3 Asia

• Russia has 11 time zones

• Most of Russia's population is in the East of Russia.

• 75% of Russian people did not see themselves as 'Russian'

The main religion in Russia is...

• Islam

• Catholicism

• Protestantism

• Orthodox

• Hinduism

State the approximate % of peasants in Russia in 1897

• 10%

• 50%

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

Identify peasant grievances in Tsarist Russia (select all correct answers).

• Famine

• Hated the church

• Hated the Tsar

• Debt to landlords

• Corrupt local bureaucrats/politicians

Russia was hard to rule because... (select all correct answers)

• Huge size

• Diversity of nationalities, languages and cultures

• Lack of infrastructure

• Harsh climate of extremes of heat and cold

• Corrupt officials in local areas.

Identify who became Tsar in 1894 and was coronated (crowned) in 1896.

• Alexander II

• Alexander III

• Nicholas I

• Nicholas II

• Catherine the Great

The Tsar believed in which type of government system?

• Absolute Monarchy (Autocracy)

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Republicanism

• Democracy

• Socialism / Communism

The Nobility in Russia made up what approximate % of the population in 1897?

• 1-2%

• 2-4%

• 4-8%

• 10-12%

• 20-22%

The name of the railway that crosses Russia is called the...

• Trans Atlantic

• Trans Pacific

• Trans Alpine

• Trans European

• Trans Siberian