1. PART A: Which TWO statements best describe the central ideas of the passage?
O A Differing accounts east about the life and death of Rasputin,
a mysterious and controversial historical figure.
OB Rasputin spent decades gaining the royal family's trust so that
he could eventually rule the Russian Empire
OC Rasputin was a divine man whose powers of prediction made
him a valued advisor to the royal family.
OD Although accounts often portray Rasputin as a supernatural
individual, he was in reality just a German spy.
O E Rasputin's relationship with the royal family contributed to
the instability of the Russian Empire in its final years.
OF After the peasant Rasputin's death, his infuriated followers
took to the streets and sparked the Russian Revolution