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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. Leopold I promised not to relinquish gains Peter made at Azov, but he offered no assistance in gaining entry to which sea?
(a) Adriatic Sea.
(b) Black Sea.
(c) Mediterranean Sea.
(d) Baltic Sea.

2. When Fedor died in 1682 without an heir, the choice was between Peter and ____________.
(a) Fedor's physically-challenged brother, Ivan.
(b) Fedor's healthy cousin, Ivan.
(c) Fedor's physically-challenged cousin, Ivan.
(d) Fedor's healthy brother, Ivan.

3. After serfs and peasants were drafted by the thousands for unskilled shipbuilding labor, what work moved swiftly despite what?
(a) High desertion and death rates, minimal machinery,
(b) Moderate desertion and death rates, no machinery,
(c) High desertion and death rates, no machinery,
(d) High desertion and death rates, poor machinery,

4. The "Great Embassy" was led by Lefort, two key diplomats, and ____________.
(a) "Educators."
(b) "Engineers."
(c) "Students."
(d) "Volunteers."

5. Peter failed in his efforts with Leopold I to gain an ally against the Turks, as Austria was seeking peace in anticipation of new warfare in _____________.
(a) The West.
(b) The East.
(c) The South.
(d) The North.

Short Answer Questions

1. Peter won over the Patriarch, threatened to kill any who opposed him, and then commanded all foreign officers to do what?

2. Chapter 1 described Moscow in what period?

3. The King of Poland convinced Peter to undertake a joint war against which nation?

4. Peter evaded an anti-Swedish alliance in Prussia to concentrate on whom?

5. What happened to Sophia after her inner circle was tortured and Peter refused to see her?

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