Russian Revolution Quiz

What was the dynasty that controlled 19th century Russia?

• The Romanov Dynasty

• The Habsburg Dynasty

• The Tudor Dynasty

• The Bourbon Dynasty

Who ruled Russia as Czar since the death of his father in 1894?

• Nicholas II

• Alexander III

• Peter the Great

• Ivan the Terrible

What event sparked waves of strikes and violence across Russia in support of workers and against the Czar in 1905?

• Bloody Sunday

• The Russian Revolution

• The Bolshevik Uprising

• The October Manifesto

What was the name of the first elected parliament in Russia?

• The Duma

• The Senate

• The Congress

• The Assembly

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks (Communists)?

• Lenin

• Putin

• Hitler

• Franco

What type of government ruled Russia after the October/November Revolution?

• Democratic

• Communist

One major cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was the...

• sharp economic differences between the social classes

• appeal of communism to the Russian Nobles

• the defeat of Germany in WWI

• the marriage of the Czar to a German princess

What was the historical event that saw the fall of the Russian monarchy and the creation of the world's first communist country?

• World War II

• Russian Revolution

• Cold War

• Crimean War

Why were Russians tired of their czar?

• They were losing World War I badly to the Germans.

• The Arctic Ocean kept freezing.

• Rasputin had gained a lot of power.

• There was starvation in Russian cities.

Communism is

• A Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist.

• A political theory in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

• A serbian peasant monk who was the religious advisor in the court of Czar Nicholas II.

• Renounce one’s throne.