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WorksheetsThe Russian Revolutions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
In 1900 Russia was ruled by one person the Tsar and was known as a
Democracy
Autocracy
Dictatorship
In 1913 the Romanov celebrated 200 Years of their family dynasty ruling Russia
True
False
Tsar Nicholas II's wife Alexandra was a German by birth
True
False
The Tsar and Tsarina had 5 children
4 girls
4 boys
4 girls and 1 boy
4 boys and 1 girl
The Tsar's youngest child had a medical condition called
Claustrophobia
Haemophilia
Leukemia
In 1904 Russia declared war on which country?
Germany
Japan
Britain
China
What was the name of the Priest who led the 'Bloody Sunday' protest march in St Petersburg in 1905?
Grigori Rasputin
Vladimar Lenin
Father Gapon
What was the name for the Russian council of government?
Duma
Congress
Reichstag
Parliament
Russia entered the First World War in what year?
1912
1913
1914
1915
What year was Rasputin murdered
1912
1914
1916
1918
The Tsar was forced to abdicate in which year?
1916
1917
1918
In February the Provisional Government took over ruling Russia - for approx how long were they 'in power'?
8 weeks
8 months
8 years
The provisional government was made up of
Revolutionaries
Peasants
Former members of the Duma
Vladimir Lenin was the leader of which political party?
Mensheviks
Spartacists
Bolsheviks
Which country aided Lenin in returning to Russia from exile in 1917?
Britain
Germany
France
What slogan/ battle cry did Lenin and the Bolsheviks use to gain support for their 'revolution'
Peace, Land and Freedom
Peace, Bread and Land
Bread, Freedom and Power
In October 1917, which building did the Bolsheviks 'storm' to capture and declare themselves the new government of Russia?
The Winter Palace
Duma
The Hermitage
How did Russia exit the First World War?
They won it in 1917
They surrendered to the Germans in 1918
They lost to the British in 1915
Where were the Romanovs staying when they were exectured?
St Petersburg
Tobolsk
Ekaterinburg
Which member of the Romanov family was most famously rumoured to have survived the execution?
Alexei
Anastasia
Alexandra
