wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Russia: Reform and Reaction

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Freeing of the serfs was called

a)

colossus

b)

emancipation

c)

zemstvo

d)

pogrom

2.

A violent mob which attacked Jewish people was called a

a)

colossus

b)

zemstvo

c)

pogrom

d)

Duma

3.

A word meaning "giant"

a)

colossus

b)

zemstvo

c)

Duma

d)

tsar

4.

A local elected assembly was called a

a)

pogrom

b)

zemstvo

c)

Duma

d)

colossus

5.

The elected national assembly created following the October Manifesto was the

a)

Duma

b)

pogrom

c)

zemstvo

d)

Winter Palace

6.

Which statement best describes Russia's social structure in the 1800s?

a)

Nobles dominated society and supported change

b)

Nobles dominated society and resisted change

c)

Influential middle-class Russians dominated society

d)

Soviet revolutionaries dominated society

7.

Who ruled for centuries in Russia with absolute power?

a)

tsars

b)

serfs

c)

orthodox priests

d)

Communists

8.

Tsar Alexander II's reforms included

a)

easing censorship and ending military service

b)

creating a constitution and freeing the serfs

c)

freeing the serfs and setting up a system of local governments

d)

establishing basic civil rights and an elected national legislature

9.

Which of the following best describes why the Bloody Sunday massacre was so significant?

a)

It forced the tsar to issue the October Manifesto, promising reform

b)

It suppressed the protest movement and ended demands for democracy

c)

It marked the first time violence had been used to protect the tsarist regime

d)

It destroyed people's trust in the tsar and encouraged further protests

10.

Why were Tsar Nicholas II's promise of reforms in the October Manifesto disappointed?

a)

the tsar did not live long enough to enact them

b)

middle-class liberals opposed them

c)

the tsar reaffirmed his absolute, autocratic authority

d)

the tsar was stopped by the outbreak of war