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This is a recall quiz covering important features of the Russian Revolution. The questions are generally to support students studying Animal Farm, by George Orwell.

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A R_______________ is a sudden, extreme or complete change in the way someone lives.

Revolution

Another name for the Working Class in Russia was the P_____________

Proletariat

Animal Farm is an allegory for the R_____ R_________

Russian Revolution

An Allegory is..........

A story that uses pictures or symbols to discuss a bigger, more complex event or message.

A Dictator is..............

A ruler with total power over a country, often gained by force.

The belief that everything in society should belong to the community, where everyone gets an equal share of everything is called C_________________

Communism

Before 1912, the Monarch in Russia was called the T__________

Tsar

How many years did the Romanov Family rule Russia?

Over 300

Tsar Nicholas became Emperor in: a) 1894 b) 1900 c) 1917

1894

When a Monarch steps down from their title and throne, they A___________

Abdicate

Joining WW1 was a popular decision for Russian People. True or False?

False - They were already starving and living in terrible conditions!

Rasputin was the Tsars: a) Uncle b) Religious Advisor c) Best Friend

b) Religious Advisor

The Russian Army (pre-1917) were mostly made up of which classes of citizens?

Workers and Peasants

Name one reason the Russian People were angry at Tsar Nicholas II.

Any of the following: - War they couldn't afford. - Taking control of the army - Being influenced by Rasputin. - Food Shortages. - Political Opposition.

In 1917, People in Russian protested over the lack of B_________

Bread

The army lost support for Tsar Nicholas. They staged a C_______

Coup