Russian Revolution Quiz

What event sparked the Russian Revolution in March 1917?

• D. The arrest of the Tsar and his family

• C. The return of Lenin from exile

• B. A protest against the Tsar's regime

• A. A demonstration for higher bread ration

Who was made the Minister of Justice in the provisional government?

• D. Nicholas II

• C. Alexander Kerensky

• B. Vladimir Lenin

• A. Leon Trotsky

What was one of the demands of the demonstrators in Saint-Petersburg?

• C. Abolition of the provisional government

• A. Transfer of power from the Tsar to an elected parliament

• B. Increase in military funding

• D. Expansion of the Russian Empire

Which group called for the destruction of the Republic and initiated the class war?

• D. Constituent Assembly

• A. Bolsheviks

• C. Red Army

• B. Provisional government

What happened to the elected Constituent Assembly?

• A. It reconvened and took power from the Soviet

• B. It was dissolved by Lenin's Bolsheviks

• C. It declared war on the German General Staff

• D. It formed an alliance with the Red Army

Who had absolute power in the Council of Commerce and Industry?

• C. Leon Trotsky

• B. Nicholas II

• D. Vladimir Lenin

• A. Alexander Kerensky

What was the main reason for Russia's unpopularity in the European war?

• A. Lack of military equipment

• D. Desire for peace and self-governance

• C. Opposition to the German General Staff

• B. Involvement in the class war

What happened to the political prisoners after the Revolution?

• B. They were freed by Kerensky's provisional government

• A. They were executed by the Tsar's regime

• C. They were exiled by Lenin's Bolsheviks

• D. They were elected to the Constituent Assembly

What was the outcome of the election called by Kerensky?

• A. The Bolsheviks won by a landslide

• B. The Red Army took control of the government

• C. The Assembly refused to turn power over to the Soviet

• D. The citizens protested against the dismissal of the Assembly

What was the result of the Russian Revolution?

• B. Continuation of the Tsar's regime

• D. Emergence of the dictatorship of the proletariat

• C. Rise of the German General Staff

• A. Establishment of a democratic republic