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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, On the European Stage, Chapters 53-57.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 51, Peter came home to handle a governmental mess and confront Tsarevich Alexis about his _________.
(a) Future religious responsibility.
(b) Future parental responsibility.
(c) Future monarchical responsibility.
(d) Future marital responsibility.

2. "Great Embassy" member in Russia felt that Europeans who embraced music, art, literature, and science were _________.
(a) "Iconoclasts."
(b) "Agnostics."
(c) "Heretics."
(d) "Pagans."

3. Peter, unaware if St. Petersburg or Moscow was the goal of Charles XII, set for both and burned a swath how long from Smolensk to Pskov?
(a) 240 miles.
(b) 200 miles.
(c) 160 miles.
(d) 120 miles.

4. How was Louis XV related to Louis XIV?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Grandson.
(c) Great grandson.
(d) Son.

5. On which bank did Peter's and others' mansions rise?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) South.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 32, the Russians torched Poland to deny Charles provisions and bridges, and accomplish what else?

2. According to Chapter 50, what had Peter been oblivious to and curious about before Paris in 1717?

3. Who was the King of Poland that Peter met en route home?

4. While retaining the Baltic lands, what did Peter allow them to keep?

5. Whom did Peter's son Alexis marry in Chapter 43?

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