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Russian Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who were the "oppressed poor" as Marx called them?
a)
Proletariat
b)
Bourgeoisie
c)
Soviets
d)
Slaves
2.
The bourgeoisie were
a)
the "oppressed poor"
b)
the thriving middle class
c)
the owners of the means of production
d)
the strong working class
3.
What was the name of the civil government groups that sprouted up to rise against the Romanov Dynasty
a)
Chekas
b)
Soviets
c)
Gulags
d)
Townships
4.
The strong and vibrant leader of the Bolshevik Revolution
a)
V. I. Lenin
b)
Josef Stalin
c)
Leon Trotsky
d)
Alexander Kerensky
5.
Who was the "Mad Monk" that was an aid to Tsarina Alexandria before the Russian Revolution
a)
Rumi
b)
Roma
c)
Rasputin
d)
Romanov
6.
Who was the leader of the Provisional Government between the February and October Revolutions
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
V. I. Lenin
c)
Leon Trotsky
d)
Alexander Kerensky
7.
What was the main cause of the failure of the Provisional Government
a)
Failure to withdraw from World War I
b)
United States wanted to take their place in the war
c)
Marxism sounded cooler
d)
Kerensky died
8.
What was the name of the secret police in Russia?
a)
FBI
b)
Stasi
c)
Cheka
d)
Gestapo
9.
Communist official in charge of political education and organization
a)
Commissar
b)
Comrade
c)
Companion
d)
Politican
10.
General Secretary of the Communist Party and successor to Lenin in 1924
a)
Leon Trotsky
b)
Tsar Nicholas II
c)
Alexander Kerensky
d)
Josef Stalin
11.
Commander of the Red Army, lost succession of Lenin to Stalin in 1924
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Leon Trotsky
c)
Alexander Kerensky
d)
Tsar Nicholas II
12.
What is a gulag?
a)
Army barracks
b)
Labor camp
c)
Weekend retreat
d)
Political asylum camp
13.
Who supported the "Red Army"?
a)
Imperialists
b)
Communists
c)
Monarchists
d)
Anarchists
14.
Because the imperialist Allied countries supported the opposite side, this army felt stronger in their belief that they were right?
a)
White Army
b)
Red Army
15.
Theoretical rising up of the proletariat against the bourgeoisie to take over the means of production and eliminate the struggle of the class system.
a)
Marx's Communism
b)
Lenin's Communism
16.
Practical application of Communism in which a single party leads an uprising of the proletariat and controls the means of production
a)
Marx's Communism
b)
Lenin's Communism
17.
When did the Romanov Dynasty fall?
a)
1914
b)
February 1917
c)
October 1917
d)
1924
18.
What is NOT an accurate comparison to a Tsar?
a)
Emperor
b)
King
c)
Kaiser
d)
Commissar
19.
During what war did Lenin implement his "War Communism" in which he took over sole control of the war effort and the means of production?
a)
Russian Civil War
b)
World War I
c)
World War II
d)
War of the Roses
20.
When Lenin finally realized the true state of the Russian Economy, he implemented the __________ in order to gain more money for the average farmer and worker within Russia.
a)
Lenin's Communism
b)
Marx's Communism
c)
"War Communism"
d)
New Economic Policy