Question

Rasputin was a …………….
A.Spanish explorer
B.French king
C.British general
D.Serbian monk

Answer 1

Hint: Grigori Rasputin (born 22 January 1869, Pokrovskoye, near Tyumen, Siberia, Russian Empire—died 30 December 1916, Petrograd), a Siberian peasant and mystic whose capacity to boost the reputation of Aleksey Nikolayevich, hemophiliac heir to the Russian throne, made him an important favorite in the court of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra.

Complete answer:
Rasputin got no education and probably never learnt to read or write. Some people in his village said in his early years that he had supernatural abilities, although others mention cases of horrific cruelty. For a while, his name "Rasputin" was thought to mean "licentious" in Russian. Historians still assume that "Rasputin" means "where two rivers meet," a term that defines the region around where he was born in Siberia.

Rasputin joined the Verkhoturye Monastery in Russia with the intention of becoming a Serb monk, but he left soon afterwards, possibly to get married. At the age of 19, he married Proskova Fyodorovna, and they had three children later (two others died shortly after birth). In the early 20s, however, Rasputin left his family and traveled to Greece and the Middle East, making several pilgrimages to the Holy Land.

Death:
After struggling to become a monk, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin became a wanderer and finally joined the court of Tsar Nicholas II because of his supposed healing powers. Known for his prophetic abilities, but his political influence was minor. Rasputin was caught up in the events of the Russian Revolution and killed brutally by the assassins in 1916.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note: Rasputin is said to have licked spoons before using them to feed other people, and to have had bits of food in his beard on a daily basis, which would often rot. In fact, he was generally considered to have bad personal hygiene in general.