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Russia in 1917 Trivia Quiz

This quiz is on my favourite history topic- revolutionary Russia. Hope you enjoy it- good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by holl_poll. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
holl_poll

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
127,981

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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2884

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was Lenin's real name? Hint

Ivan Mikhaelovich Gorky

Leon Kamenev

Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov

Ivan Turgenev

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the so-called 'Mad Monk' that influenced the Tsar's family? Hint

Prince Lvov

Rasputin

Clysti

Raskolnikov

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of the treaty that Russia signed to pull out of World War One? Hint

Treaty of St Petersburg

Treaty of Versailles

Treaty of Moscow

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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Question 4 of 10

4. What month did Lenin return from exile in Switzerland in 1917?

Answer: (His ******** Theses?)

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the party that the Bolsheviks belonged to before they broke away from it in 1903? Hint

Kadets (Constitutional Democrats)

Liberals

Mensheviks

SDLP (Social Democratic Labour Party)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the last Tsar? Hint

Nicholas II

Alexander I

Nicholas I

Alexander II

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Question 7 of 10

7. What year did Leon Trotsky join the Bolsheviks? Hint

1903

1915

1917

1913

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which body/bodies took over Russia after the February Revolution? Hint

Bolsheviks

Petrograd Soviet/Mensheviks

Mensheviks

Provisional Government/Petrograd Soviet

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the name of the General that reputedly planned to stage a military coup of Petrograd in August 1917?

Answer: (One Word, last name only)

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the meaning of 'Bolsheviks'? Hint

Winners

Minoritarians

Majoritarians

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Lenin's real name?

Answer: Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov

Lenin had many 'revolutionary' nicknames, mostly to hide his identity when he was in trouble with the Tsar's government, but this was the one that stuck.

2. Who was the so-called 'Mad Monk' that influenced the Tsar's family?

Answer: Rasputin

He had control over the family through his apparent ability to 'cure' (or least control) Tsarevich Alexei's haemophilia.

3. What was the name of the treaty that Russia signed to pull out of World War One?

Answer: Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

This was a crippling treaty, but it got Russia out of World War One, which they did not have enough money or resources to fight any longer, or the will to continue fighting.

4. What month did Lenin return from exile in Switzerland in 1917?

Answer: April

His "April Theses" set the basis for the new Bolshevik ideology and their aims for the revolution.

5. What was the name of the party that the Bolsheviks belonged to before they broke away from it in 1903?

Answer: SDLP (Social Democratic Labour Party)

The Bolsheviks and Mensheviks disagreed over party membership: Lenin favored a party of "professional revolutionaries", while others, including Trotsky, wanted a party with a mass memberships. This was one of the main reasons for the the split in the SDLP.

6. Who was the last Tsar?

Answer: Nicholas II

His father, Alexander III, was very harsh to his son, who was politically naive and unhappy in his position.

7. What year did Leon Trotsky join the Bolsheviks?

Answer: 1917

He had been an active revoluationary since his student days.

8. Which body/bodies took over Russia after the February Revolution?

Answer: Provisional Government/Petrograd Soviet

This system of 'dual government' caused many problems. Kerensky, the second Prime Minister, was a member of both.

9. What was the name of the General that reputedly planned to stage a military coup of Petrograd in August 1917?

Answer: Kornilov

He didn't succeed, of course, and this event provided the Bolsheviks with a leg-up in October - their leaders got out of prison and they kept the weapons given to fight off Kornilov!

10. What is the meaning of 'Bolsheviks'?

Answer: Majoritarians

Not surprisingly, the Mensheviks went downhill after they took their name - it meant 'minoritarians'.

Source: Author holl_poll

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