5. How did the relationship between Rasputin and the Nicholas II and Alexandra contribute to the downfall of
the Romanovs?
A The Russian nobles resented Rasputin's power to cure
Nicholas Il's hemophiliac son; they were jealous of the
czar's and czarina's gratitude towards to this strange,
peasant healer, and they thought the royal couple was
lowering themselves.
B Rasputin, as the Russian people saw him, was a fake;
the people lost faith in their rulers'intelligence for
thinking Rasputin could cure their precious czarevich
(the heir).
O c The nobility and Russian people were suspicious of and
hated the mystic's influence on the royal couple; even
after Rasputin's death, the czar's reputation was still
damaged.
OD Rasputin became the savior of the people as the healer
of their empire's heir, ironically undermining the
Romanovs' own power.