1. PART A: Which TWO of the following statements best describe the central ideas of the text?
A. Nicholas ll was not a man suited to become the czar, nor did he want this
power.
B. While the people thought of the czar almost like a god, Nicholas Il considered
himself more like an instrument of the people's will.
C. Had the Japanese not attacked Port Arthur, Russia would have likely won the
Russo-Japanese War quickly and easily.
D. The strange holy man Rasputin single-handedly proved to the be the fall of the
House of the Romanovs.
E The Romanovs' obliviousness to Russian poverty and suffering, combined with a
number of bloody tragedies, contributed to their unpopularity.
F. The Bolsheviks were reluctant to permanently remove the Romanovs,
considering their very new grasp on power and the people's love for the royals.