2C.2.2 The end of Romanov rule, 1906–17 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 3

The 20 questions

1. Under the 1906 Fundamental Laws, what key power did Tsar Nicholas II retain?

   • Free speech rights
   • Control of soviets
   • Universal suffrage
   • Absolute veto power

2. Which Duma was dissolved in July 1906 after demanding radical land reform?

   • First Duma
   • Third Duma
   • Fourth Duma
   • Second Duma

3. What was the main goal of Stolypin's land reforms from 1906?

   • Feudal serfdom restoration
   • Forced collective farming
   • Private peasant ownership
   • Total land nationalisation

4. Who assassinated Pyotr Stolypin in Kiev in 1911?

   • Lev Kamenev
   • Dmitri Bogrov
   • Felix Yusupov
   • Alexander Kerensky

5. What was the main consequence of the 1912 Lena Goldfields massacre?

   • Ending imperial police
   • Widespread strike movement
   • Tsar's immediate abdication
   • Peasants seizing land

6. Which aristocrat led the conspiracy to assassinate Grigori Rasputin in December 1916?

   • Mikhail Rodzianko
   • Pyotr Stolypin
   • Grand Duke Nikolai
   • Prince Felix Yusupov

7. What did the Progressive Bloc demand from Tsar Nicholas II in 1915?

   • Total Bolshevik control
   • Unconditional peace
   • A responsible ministry
   • Immediate land redistribution

8. What repressive court system did Stolypin introduce to crush political opposition?

   • Supreme Soviet courts
   • Field courts-martial
   • Cheka tribunals
   • Okhrana show trials

9. What was the main result of Stolypin's June 1907 electoral reform?

   • Universal female suffrage
   • Peasant land dominance
   • Conservative Duma majority
   • Socialist electoral victory

10. What primary political body repeatedly clashed with Nicholas II over ministerial appointments before 1914?

    • The Petrograd Soviet
    • The State Duma
    • The Constituent Assembly
    • The Zemstva Council

11. What severe logistical issue severely weakened the Russian army at the start of World War One?

    • Lack of railway tracks
    • Outdated artillery pieces
    • Absence of uniform wool
    • Shortage of munitions

12. What primary economic issue triggered mass protests in Petrograd during the winter of 1916–17?

    • Factory closures
    • High taxation
    • Severe food shortages
    • Hyperinflation

13. What was a major political consequence of Nicholas II becoming Commander-in-Chief in September 1915?

    • Immediate military victories
    • Increased civilian popularity
    • Blame for defeats
    • Peace with Germany

14. Which specific day's demonstrations triggered the start of the February 1917 Revolution?

    • International Women's Day
    • Bloody Sunday
    • May Day
    • Easter Sunday

15. Who advised Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate during the February Revolution of 1917?

    • Foreign imperial allies
    • Bolshevik leaders
    • Peasant soviets
    • Army generals

16. Which social class did Stolypin hope to create to build support for the Tsar?

    • Boyars
    • Kulaks
    • Serfs
    • Proletariat

17. Which 1906 law reasserted supreme autocratic power over the Russian Duma?

    • October Manifesto
    • April Theses
    • Emancipation Edict
    • Fundamental Laws

18. Who was the last Romanov Tsar of Russia, forced to abdicate in March 1917?

    • Nicholas I
    • Alexander III
    • Alexander II
    • Nicholas II

19. Which political group did Duma members form in 1915 to demand government reform?

    • Bolshevik Party
    • Progressive Bloc
    • Union of October 17
    • Black Hundreds

20. Which organisation shared 'dual power' alongside the Provisional Government in 1917?

    • Petrograd Soviet
    • State Duma
    • Constituent Assembly
    • Supreme Soviet

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