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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The Great Embassy, Chapters 12-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 1 described Moscow in what period?
(a) The 1650s.
(b) The 1680s.
(c) The 1670s.
(d) The 1660s.

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

3. As many fundamentalists rallied behind Archpriest Avvakum, where did others populate?
(a) The far east.
(b) The far south.
(c) The far west.
(d) The far north.

4. What was the result of Golitsyn's encounter with the Khan of the Crimea?
(a) One failed campaign.
(b) Two failed campaigns.
(c) One victorious campaign.
(d) One failed and one victorious campaigns.

5. Peter could be easily identified and thronged until he was set up securely in which dockyard?
(a) East India Company.
(b) Rotterdam Naval Shipyard.
(c) Netherlands Nautical, Ltd.
(d) Amserdam Shipping Company.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Peter first visit Archangel, Russia's only port near the Arctic Circle?

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

3. When was Peter born?

4. William III met Peter, long an admirer of his military exploits against _____________.

5. Which two carousing groups did Peter form that convinced many he was the Antichrist?

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