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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The Great Embassy, Chapters 17-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The King of Poland convinced Peter to undertake a joint war against which nation?
(a) Spain.
(b) Greece.
(c) Sweden.
(d) France.

2. When was Peter born?
(a) May 30, 1672.
(b) August 30, 1672.
(c) June 30, 1672.
(d) April 30, 1672.

3. What title of Chapter 19 encapsulated Russian punishment methods?
(a) "Fire and Rope".
(b) "Fire and Knout."
(c) "Fire and Brimstone".
(d) "Fire and Death".

4. Chapter 15 reflected William III, simultaneously King of England and Stadholder of Holland, as __________.
(a) Sovereign Prince of Champagne-Ardenne,
(b) Sovereign Prince of Bordeaux,
(c) Sovereign Prince of Orange,
(d) Sovereign Prince of Buckingham,

5. In 1695, Peter attacked Azov, the Turkish fortress, to end Tatar raids in the Ukraine and gain access to which sea?
(a) Black Sea.
(b) Baltic Sea.
(c) Mediterranean Sea.
(d) Red Sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. While he maintained his devotion to Orthodoxy, Peter investigated Anglicanism and was fascinated by which denomination?

2. Patriarch Nikon, who challenged Alexis and sternly enforced his own views, was deposed in what year?

3. Peter was careful to wander, survey, and practice all that he saw Western technology and science reveal, and he dedicated himself to ____________.

4. Why did Peter go incognito to complete his education?

5. During the period when Peter built a warship, endangered himself with war games and fireworks, and ignored the Kremlin, what almost took his life?

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