Quiz on Russian History

What was the result of the continuing economic crisis?

• Strengthened the Provisional Government

• Discredited the Provisional Government

• Led to a stable economy

• Increased foreign investments

Who was the Russian General that attempted to seize power in August 1917?

• Trotsky

• Lenin

• Kornilov

• Kerensky

What was the impact of fuel shortages during the Russian winter?

• Made living conditions unbearable

• Improved living conditions

• Had no impact

• Led to increased exports

What did the Provisional Government have no control over in September 1917?

• The economy

• The army

• The media

• The education system

What was the desire of peasants in the countryside?

• Control of more land

• More industrial jobs

• Better education

• Urban migration

What did the Bolsheviks have control of in September 1917?

• The Moscow Soviet

• The Petrograd Soviet

• The Kiev Soviet

• The Warsaw Soviet

Who was the leader of the Provisional Government during Kornilov's advance?

• Trotsky

• Lenin

• Kerensky

• Stalin

What was the composition of the Provisional Government?

• Octoberists and Kadets

• Bolsheviks and Mensheviks

• Social Revolutionaries and Anarchists

• Monarchists and Liberals

What was the main difference between the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet?

• Elected vs. unelected

• Military vs. civilian

• Economic vs. political

• National vs. local

What was the impact of the Provisional Government's decisions on the Russian people?

• Greatly affected

• Largely ignored

• Positively received

• Unnoticed