- 1. Who led the group of nobles that decided to kill Rasputin?
A) Purishkevich
B) Maurice Paléologue
C) Dr. Carolyn Harris
D) Sukhotin
- 2. Which Grand Duke was part of the group that planned Rasputin's murder?
A) Grand Duke Michael
B) Grand Duke Alexander
C) Grand Duke Nicholas
D) Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich
- 3. Which Prince was involved in luring Rasputin to his palace?
A) Prince Felix Yusupov
B) Prince Troubetzkoy
C) Prince Volkonsky
D) Prince Lvov
- 4. Whose influence over Alexandra did the nobles believe threatened the Russian Empire?
A) Purishkevich's
B) Yusupov's
C) Rasputin's
D) Pavlovich's
- 5. In what month and year was the plan to kill Rasputin concocted?
A) November 1916
B) December 1916
C) December 1917
D) January 1915
- 6. What was the name of the palace where Rasputin was murdered?
A) Moika Palace
B) Yusupov Palace in Crimea
C) Winter Palace
D) Anichkov Palace
- 7. How many gunshot wounds did Rasputin ultimately die from?
A) Two
B) One
C) Four
D) Three
- 8. Where was one of Rasputin's gunshot wounds located, delivered at close range?
A) Neck
B) Chest
C) Forehead
D) Stomach
- 9. According to Smith, what is certain about what happened at the Yusupov home on 17 December?
A) Yusupov's memoir is completely accurate
B) Rasputin died of poison
C) Tatiana was present
D) What really happened will never be known
- 10. Whose version of events regarding the murder has become the most frequently told?
A) Yusupov's
B) Paléologue's
C) Dr. Carolyn Harris's
D) Smith's
- 11. Where was Rasputin ushered into shortly after midnight according to Yusupov's account?
A) The courtyard
B) The dining hall
C) The attic
D) The basement
- 12. What poison was used to lace the tea and cakes offered to Rasputin?
A) Arsenic
B) Ricin
C) Cyanide
D) Strychnine
- 13. What type of wine did Rasputin ask for and drink three glasses of?
A) Madeira wine
B) Champagne
C) Port wine
D) Red wine
- 14. At approximately what time did Yusupov go upstairs to meet his fellow conspirators?
A) 2:30 am
B) 4:00 am
C) 12:00 am
D) 1:00 am
- 15. From whom did Yusupov take a revolver before returning to the basement?
A) Purishkevich
B) The French ambassador
C) Sukhotin
D) Pavlovich
- 16. What object did Yusupov tell Rasputin to look at and say a prayer to before shooting him?
A) A crucifix
B) A Bible
C) An icon of the Virgin Mary
D) A portrait of Alexandra
- 17. Where did Yusupov shoot Rasputin the first time in his account?
A) In the chest
B) In the shoulder
C) In the head
D) In the leg
- 18. Who wore Rasputin's coat and hat to make it look as though Rasputin had returned home?
A) Pavlovich
B) Sukhotin
C) Yusupov
D) Purishkevich
- 19. Where did Rasputin follow Yusupov after leaping up from the basement floor?
A) The street outside
B) The riverbank
C) The upper floor
D) The palace's courtyard
- 20. Into what did Rasputin collapse after being shot in the courtyard?
A) The river
B) A snowbank
C) Mud
D) A frozen fountain
- 21. What did the conspirators wrap Rasputin's body in before disposing of it?
A) Cloth
B) A blanket
C) A rug
D) A tarp
- 22. To which bridge did the conspirators drive to dispose of Rasputin's body?
A) Troitsky Bridge
B) Anichkov Bridge
C) Palace Bridge
D) Petrovsky Bridge
- 23. Into which river was Rasputin's body dropped?
A) Fontanka river
B) Little Nevka river
C) Moika river
D) Volga river
- 24. Whose unsubstantiated claim alleged she was present at the site of Rasputin's murder disguised as a lieutenant?
A) Grand Duchess Olga
B) Rasputin's daughter
C) Empress Alexandra
D) Grand Duchess Tatiana
- 25. As what was Grand Duchess Tatiana allegedly disguised at the murder site?
A) A nurse
B) A police officer
C) A lieutenant of the Chevaliers-Gardes
D) A male servant
- 26. Who was Maurice Paléologue?
A) A historian from the University of Toronto
B) The official surgeon
C) The French ambassador to Russia
D) A Russian noble
- 27. What unsubstantiated act did Maurice Paléologue write that Tatiana supposedly witnessed?
A) Rasputin's poisoning
B) Rasputin's baptism
C) Rasputin's castration
D) Rasputin's drowning
- 28. Who published a modern analysis of Rasputin's death on the 100th anniversary of the event?
A) Dr. Carolyn Harris
B) Prince Felix Yusupov
C) Smith
D) Maurice Paléologue
- 29. From which university is Dr. Carolyn Harris?
A) University of St. Petersburg
B) Harvard University
C) University of Oxford
D) University of Toronto
- 30. According to Rasputin's daughter, what type of food did her father abstain from?
A) Dairy
B) Meat
C) Sweet food
D) Spicy food
- 31. What did an autopsy account by the official surgeon record as the cause of death?
A) A single bullet fired into the head at close range
B) Drowning and hypothermia
C) Cyanide poisoning and drowning
D) Multiple gunshot wounds and blood loss
- 32. According to the official surgeon's autopsy, was there any record of poisoning or drowning?
A) Yes, only drowning
B) No
C) Yes, only poisoning
D) Yes, both poisoning and drowning
- 33. Where did word of Rasputin's activity and charisma begin to spread during the early 1900s?
A) Kazan
B) Moscow
C) Saint Petersburg
D) Siberia
- 34. In what year or years did Rasputin travel to the city of Kazan?
A) 1900 or 1901
B) 1904 or 1905
C) 1902 or 1903
D) 1906 or 1907
- 35. What reputation did Rasputin acquire in Kazan?
A) A skilled military strategist
B) A wealthy merchant
C) A fraudulent healer
D) A wise starets who could help people resolve spiritual crises
- 36. What rumors existed about Rasputin regarding his female followers?
A) That he was having sex with them
B) That he was teaching them to read
C) That he was stealing from them
D) That he was curing them of diseases
- 37. Which local religious leaders gave Rasputin a letter of recommendation?
A) Archimandrite Andrei and Bishop Chrysthanos
B) Archimandrite Theofan and Bishop Sergei
C) Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra
D) Grand Duke Peter and Prince George
- 38. Who was the rector of the theological seminary at the Alexander Nevsky Monastery?
A) Bishop Sergei
B) Nizier Anthelme Philippe
C) Archimandrite Andrei
D) Archimandrite Theofan
E) Bishop Chrysthanos
- 39. Who was the inspector of the theological seminary at the Alexander Nevsky Lavra?
A) Archimandrite Theofan
B) Archimandrite Andrei
C) Bishop Chrysthanos
D) Bishop Sergei
- 40. Whose confessor did Archimandrite Theofan later serve as?
A) Tsar Nicholas II
B) The local aristocracy
C) The imperial family
D) The Black Princesses
- 41. What alternative religious movements had become popular among Saint Petersburg's aristocracy before Rasputin's arrival?
A) Islam and Buddhism
B) Paganism and astrology
C) Spiritualism and theosophy
D) Orthodoxy and Catholicism
- 42. How did Fuhrmann describe the Saint Petersburg elite during the period of Rasputin's arrival?
A) Aggressive, political, and reform-minded
B) Terrified, superstitious, and isolated
C) Bored, cynical, and seeking new experiences
D) Pious, humble, and hardworking
- 43. What fact may have enhanced Rasputin's appeal compared to previous 'holy men'?
A) That he refused all gifts of money
B) That he possessed a medical degree
C) That he was a native Russian
D) That he was a member of the royal family
- 44. Name one of the foreign 'holy men' who had previously been popular in Saint Petersburg.
A) Grand Duke Peter
B) Nizier Anthelme Philippe
C) Bishop Sergei
D) Archimandrite Theofan
- 45. Name another foreign 'holy men' who had previously been popular in Saint Petersburg alongside Nizier Anthelme Philippe.
A) Archimandrite Andrei
B) Bishop Chrysthanos
C) St. Simeon
D) Gérard Encausse
- 46. Which historian argues that it is impossible to know if Rasputin stayed in Saint Petersburg or returned to Pokrovskoye between his first arrival and 1905?
A) Nicholas
B) Figes
C) Fuhrmann
D) Smith
- 47. When did Rasputin first meet Tsar Nicholas II?
A) 1 November 1905
B) 18 July 1906
C) Fall of 1903
D) October 1904
- 48. When did Rasputin return to Saint Petersburg after his post-meeting trip back to Pokrovskoye?
A) July 1906
B) November 1905
C) October 1904
D) Fall of 1903
- 49. When did Rasputin first meet the children of Nicholas and Alexandra?
A) July 1906
B) October 1906
C) Fall of 1903
D) November 1905
- 50. What disease did Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaevich suffer from?
A) Epilepsy
B) Tuberculosis
C) Haemophilia
D) Scarlet fever
- 51. According to Orlando Figes, when was Rasputin first introduced to the tsar and tsarina as a healer?
A) November 1905
B) October 1906
C) Fall of 1903
D) July 1906
- 52. In what year did Rasputin develop a renewed interest in religion and leave Pokrovskoye?
A) 1907
B) 1890
C) 1897
D) 1900
- 53. What alleged crime might Rasputin have been escaping punishment for when he left his village?
A) Tax evasion
B) Horse theft
C) Land fraud
D) Petty theft
- 54. Which young theological student is suggested by some sources to have inspired Rasputin's pilgrimage?
A) Makary
B) Melity Zaborovsky
C) Smith
D) Fuhrmann
- 55. How old was Rasputin when he left his old life for a pilgrimage?
A) 28 years old
B) 21 years old
C) 40 years old
D) 35 years old
- 56. How many years had Rasputin been married when he left on his 1897 pilgrimage?
A) Fifteen years
B) Five years
C) Ten years
D) Twenty years
- 57. Who was the starets (elder) at Verkhoturye who profoundly humbled Rasputin?
A) Fuhrmann
B) Smith
C) Makary
D) Melity Zaborovsky
- 58. What did Rasputin later claim some monks at Verkhotuyre engaged in?
A) Financial corruption
B) Homosexuality
C) Secret gambling
D) Political conspiracy
- 59. How did Rasputin criticize monastic life after his visit to Verkhoturye?
A) Too modern
B) Too coercive
C) Too wealthy
D) Too lenient
- 60. What did Rasputin swear off after his transformation in 1897?
A) Alcohol
B) Travel
C) Gambling
D) Meat
- 61. What term describes a holy wanderer or pilgrim, which Rasputin spent years acting as?
A) Strannik
B) Cossack
C) Starets
D) Khlyst
- 62. To what center of Eastern Orthodox monastic life did Rasputin possibly wander as far as in 1900?
A) Kiev Pechersk Lavra
B) Jerusalem
C) Mount Athos
D) St. Petersburg
- 63. Where did Rasputin and his followers build a makeshift chapel for secret prayer meetings?
A) An abandoned barn
B) Yefim's root cellar
C) His own private estate
D) The village church
- 64. Whose household was Rasputin still living within when he built the makeshift chapel?
A) His father's household
B) His own independent home
C) His brother's household
D) The village priest's home
- 65. What was rumored that female followers were doing to Rasputin before each secret meeting?
A) Anointing him with expensive oils
B) Reading holy books to him
C) Ceremonially washing him
D) Confessing their sins to him
- 66. What religious sect was Rasputin rumored to have joined?
A) The Old Believers
B) The Khlysty
C) The Skoptsy
D) The Dukhobors
- 67. When was Grigori Rasputin born according to the new style calendar?
A) 9 January 1869
B) 30 December 1916
C) 21 January 1869
D) 17 December 1864
- 68. In which Siberian village was Rasputin born?
A) Tobolsk
B) Tyumen
C) Saint Petersburg
D) Pokrovskoye
- 69. What was the name of Rasputin's father?
A) Nicholas
B) Alexei
C) Dmitry
D) Yefim
- 70. What was the name of Rasputin's mother?
A) Anna Parshukova
B) Feodosiya
C) Praskovya Dubrovina
D) Alexandra Feodorovna
- 71. When did Rasputin marry Praskovya Dubrovina?
A) January 1869
B) December 1916
C) November 1905
D) February 1887
- 72. What secondary job did Rasputin's father, Yefim, have?
A) Military general
B) Government courier
C) Village schoolteacher
D) Monastery abbot
- 73. Who had a 'passionate attachment' to Rasputin because she believed he could heal her son?
A) Olga Alexandrovna
B) Alexandra
C) Anna Vyrubova
D) Sofia Ivanovna Tyutcheva
- 74. Where did Alexei develop a large hematoma in the summer of 1912 after a jolting carriage ride?
A) Saint Petersburg
B) Spała
C) Palestine
D) Siberia
- 75. According to Dr. Fedorov, what physical action would Rasputin take when approaching a patient to stop bleeding?
A) Spit
B) Pray aloud
C) Apply cold compresses
D) Give herbal medicine
- 76. What mechanism did Massie and Ferro suggest Rasputin may have used to stop Alexei's bleeding on other occasions?
A) Hypnosis
B) Herbal remedies
C) Aspirin
D) Blood transfusion
- 77. What medication did Pierre Gilliard speculate Rasputin controlled by disallowing its administration?
A) Aspirin
B) Quinine
C) Penicillin
D) Morphine
- 78. What phrase were Alexei and his siblings taught to use when viewing Rasputin?
A) Our healer
B) The miracle worker
C) Our friend
D) The holy man
- 79. Who escorted Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna to the nursery in the autumn of 1907 to meet Rasputin?
A) Nicholas
B) Pierre Gilliard
C) Alexandra
D) Anna Vyrubova
- 80. What nickname did Rasputin use for nine-year-old Maria in a 1908 telegram?
A) My Dear Flower!
B) My Little Friend!
C) My Dear Pearl M!
D) My Sweet M!
- 81. Which governess was horrified in 1910 when Rasputin was permitted access to the nursery while the four girls were in their nightgowns?
A) Sofia Ivanovna Tyutcheva
B) Maria Ivanovna Vishnyakova
C) Anna Vyrubova
D) Olga Alexandrovna
- 82. How did Nicholas's sister, Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, describe Rasputin after hearing Tyutcheva's story?
A) A khlyst
B) A saint
C) A healer
D) A prophet
- 83. What was the name of the nursery governess who claimed she was raped by Rasputin?
A) Maria Ivanovna Vishnyakova
B) Anna Vyrubova
C) Olga Alexandrovna
D) Sofia Ivanovna Tyutcheva
- 84. When was Maria Ivanovna Vishnyakova dismissed from her post?
A) 1910
B) 1916
C) 1907
D) 1913
- 85. Where did Nicholas order Rasputin to go on a pilgrimage after scandalous rumors and cartoons circulated?
A) Spała
B) Siberia
C) Saint Petersburg
D) Palestine
- 86. Who reported in their memoirs that the four grand duchesses appeared cold and visibly terribly upset by Rasputin's death?
A) A. A. Mordvinov
B) Robert K. Massie
C) Pierre Gilliard
D) Marc Ferro
- 87. What position did Nicholas appoint Rasputin to, which charged him with keeping palace lamps lit?
A) Lampadnik
B) Minister
C) Chancellor
D) Advisor
- 88. What new surname was Rasputin permitted to adopt?
A) Rasputin-Siberian
B) Rasputin-Tsarsky
C) Rasputin-Romanov
D) Rasputin-Noviy
- 89. With whom was Rasputin rumored to be having an affair?
A) The tsarina
B) The chief of secret police
C) A local prostitute
D) The prime minister's wife
- 90. Which religious institution saw growing opposition to Rasputin's influence?
A) The Eastern Orthodox Church
B) The Russian Lutheran Church
C) The Roman Catholic Church
D) The Protestant Synod
- 91. In what year did local clergy in Pokrovskoye denounce Rasputin as a heretic?
A) 1905
B) 1909
C) 1907
D) 1911
- 92. What kind of doctrines was Rasputin accused of spreading during the Bishop of Tobolsk's inquest?
A) Pagan doctrines
B) Khlyst-like doctrines
C) Gnostic doctrines
D) Calvinist doctrines
- 93. Who was the prime minister that faced opposition against Rasputin in Saint Petersburg?
A) Pyotr Stolypin
B) Theofan
C) Nicholas Romanov
D) Vladimir Purishkevich
- 94. What is the name of the tsar's secret police mentioned in the text?
A) KGB
B) NKVD
C) Okhrana
D) Cheka
- 95. Who accused Rasputin of rape in 1909?
A) Tatiana Nikolaevna
B) Khioniya Berlatskaya
C) Olga Nikolaevna
D) Alexandra Fyodorovna
- 96. What war contributed to Russia's rapid economic decline during this period?
A) The First World War
B) The Russo-Japanese War
C) The Crimean War
D) The Napoleonic Wars
- 97. What socio-economic system dissolved, contributing to Russia's economic decline?
A) Capitalism
B) Mercantilism
C) Communism
D) Feudalism
- 98. According to Purishkevich's November 1916 speech, what had the tsar's ministers been turned into?
A) Spies
B) Criminals
C) Marionettes
D) Slaves
- 99. Where was the tsarina born before becoming the Russian empress?
A) Germany
B) France
C) England
D) Austria
- 100. How old was Guseva at the time of the assassination attempt?
A) 33
B) 25
C) 29
D) 40
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