Romanov Quizlet
Which statement about DNA technology is the author most likely to agree with?
Because of advancements in DNA technology, similar cases of mysterious identities would be solved rather quickly today instead of dragging on for decades
Who ordered the execution of the Romanov family?
Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin
What reason did Ana give for refusing to speak Russian?
It was the language spoken by her family's murderers
Scientists were able to obtain DNA from Alexandra Romanov's grand nephew, _____.
Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh
Read this sentence from the article: This was despite the fact that experts who had studied photographs insisted that Anna and Anastasia were either one and the same or identical twins. Which statement below is true about the author's use of this phrase?
Some experts believed Anna and Anastasia were the same person because their photos looked very much like each other.
How does the information in the subsection What Happened to the Romanovs? develop the idea from the introduction that rumors existed about one of the Romanov children escaping?
The information explains what happened to the Romanov family, according to official historical accounts.
What was a cause of the Russian Revolution?
The people were starved for food and jobs.
Which sentence accurately describes the inclusion of the information box on the second page of the article?
The purpose of the information box in the article is to show the reader that Anna Anderson was not the only Romanov family imposter.
Why did the girls' clothing act as bulletproof vests?
There were diamonds and other jewels sewn into them.
DNA technology revealed that Anna Anderson was really _____.
a Polish factory worker
Anna Anderson had scars on her body that matched Anastasia's as well as a malformation on her _____.
foot
DNA analysis of the original remains of the Romanov family showed that _____ was missing.
no one
The major overall text structure used throughout the entire article is...
order and sequence
The author's main purpose in this article is to...
recreate the mystery of whether or not Anna Anderson was Anastasia Romanov and then show the reader how the mystery was solved
Anna's legal fight to be recognized as a Romanov would give her access to all Romanov ____ outside of Russia.
riches
Along with the Romanov family, four ____ were also executed.
servants
Read the text excerpt below and answer the question. Clara believed the mysterious woman was the child who had gotten away—Tatiana Romanov. The woman neither confirmed nor denied at first, but later decided to come clean. She was not Tatiana, she said, but rather, Tatiana's sister, Grand Duchess Anastasia.What literal phrase below could replace the figurative phrase come clean in the sentence above and maintain the same meaning?
tell the truth about the situation for the first time
What does ABDICATE mean as it is used in the second paragraph of the article?
to renounce one's throne
