Lesson 3
3 The Provisional Government Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 14
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Who was the first Prime Minister of the Provisional Government formed in March 1917?
- Alexander Kerensky
- Pavel Milyukov
- Lavr Kornilov
- Prince Lvov
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What term describes the shared authority between the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet?
- War Communism
- Constituent Assembly
- Dual Power
- Absolute Monarchy
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Which 1917 order placed army units under soldiers' committees and limited officer authority?
- April Theses
- Decree on Land
- Military Revolutionary Decree
- Soviet Order Number 1
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Which politician served as Minister of Justice, then War Minister, and later Prime Minister in 1917?
- Vladimir Lenin
- Alexander Kerensky
- Lavr Kornilov
- Pavel Milyukov
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What did the Provisional Government decide to do regarding World War I?
- Disband the army
- Surrender unconditionally
- Continue fighting Germany
- Sign immediate peace
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Which major reform did the Provisional Government postpone until a Constituent Assembly?
- Press freedom
- Land reform
- Civil liberties
- Political amnesties
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What was the Kornilov Revolt of August 1917?
- A Bolshevik uprising
- A naval mutiny
- An attempted military coup
- A peasant rebellion
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Which Bolshevik military force was formed and armed during the Kornilov Revolt?
- Sturmabteilung
- Free Corps
- White Army
- Red Guards
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Which policy caused widespread popular discontent with the Provisional Government?
- Granting civil liberties
- Holding free elections
- Abolishing the monarchy
- Continuing the war
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Which notable freedom was introduced by the Provisional Government in 1917?
- Strict censorship
- State atheism
- Mandatory conscription
- Full civil liberties
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Which 1917 order subordinated Russian army units to soldiers' committees?
- Fundamental Laws
- Soviet Order Number 1
- The April Theses
- Decree on Peace
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What did Milyukov's April Note promise Russia's wartime allies?
- Territorial losses
- Total neutrality
- Immediate withdrawal
- Victory in the war
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In which month did the Kerensky Offensive against Germany and Austria-Hungary take place?
- January 1918
- March 1917
- June 1917
- October 1917
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What was the ultimate purpose of the promised Constituent Assembly?
- Tsarist restoration
- Military strategy
- Permanent constitution
- Food rationing
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What did unauthorised peasant land seizures in summer 1917 demonstrate?
- Successful agricultural reform
- Tsarist restoration
- Government weakness
- Bolshevik discipline
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What core dilemma did the Provisional Government face in 1917?
- War versus reform
- Monarchy versus republic
- Capitalism versus feudalism
- Industry versus agriculture
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Which major crisis severely damaged public support for Kerensky's Provisional Government by late 1917?
- Kornilov revolt
- Bloody Sunday
- Kronstadt mutiny
- Russo-Japanese War
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Which political party was led by Pavel Milyukov in 1917?
- Mensheviks
- Kadets
- Bolsheviks
- Octobrists
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Which major issue did the Provisional Government fail to resolve, causing vulnerability?
- Freeing political prisoners
- Abolishing censorship
- Holding elections
- Continuing the war
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What action did the Provisional Government take regarding the Tsarist secret police?
- Abolished it
- Renamed it
- Expanded it
- Nationalised it
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