Madame Serpent
Catherine de Medici became an orphan when she was __.
a) 12 days old
b) 17 years old
Answer: a) 12 days old
The Medici family governed __.
a) France
b) Florence and the area around it
Answer: b) Florence and the area around it
The Russian people accused Rasputin of being a __.
a) commander
b) spy
b) spy
Yusupov invited Rasputin to his house because he wanted to __.
a) hear about his religious beliefs
b) kill him
Answer: b) kill him
The Medici family weren’t liked because they __.
a) were rich and powerful
b) helped only intellectuals
Answer: a) were rich and powerful
Catherine’s married life wasn’t happy because __.
a) she didn’t like France
b) her husband loved another woman
Answer: b) her husband loved another woman
Rasputin’s advice to the Czar was to __.
a) personally take control of the army
b) spy for the German enemy
Answer: a) personally take control of the army
Yusupov and his friends __.
a) shot Rasputin
b) strangled Rasputin
Answer: a) shot Rasputin
As a child, Catherine was forced to __ after the rebellion.
a) leave the palace
b) stay inside the palace with the rebels
Answer: b) stay inside the palace with the rebels
__ was Catherine’s only friend in France.
a) King Francis I
b) Diane de Poitiers
Answer: a) King Francis I
The Russian people didn’t want __.
a) a new kind of government
b) to be governed by the Romanov family
Answer: b) to be governed by the Romanov family
In the end, Rasputin died __.
a) because Yusupov hit him
b) because he was burned
Answer: b) because he was burned
Catherine didn’t forgive her family because __.
a) they left her alone
b) she had a terrible life in convents
Answer: b) she had a terrible life in convents
__ was a famous French astronomer and psychic.
a) Nostradamus
b) Catherine’s son, Henry
Answer: a) Nostradamus
The Duma is __.
a) the Czar’s home
b) the parliament of Russia
Answer: b) the parliament of Russia
While the people were burning Rasputin’s body, __.
a) it moved and tried to sit up
b) Yusupov watched
Answer: a) it moved and tried to sit up
The French didn’t respect Catherine because she __.
a) wasn’t a royal princess
b) was lonely
Answer: a) wasn’t a royal princess
Catherine made poisons and tested them on __.
a) French servants in the palace
b) sick, unfortunate people
Answer: b) sick, unfortunate people
__ was the first person to try and kill Rasputin.
a) Felix Yusupov
b) Vladimir Purishkevich
Answer: a) Felix Yusupov
After Rasputin died, the Romanov family __.
a) was killed
b) governed for hundreds of years
Answer: a) was killed