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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. Peter evaded an anti-Swedish alliance in Prussia to concentrate on whom?
(a) Spanish.
(b) French.
(c) Poles.
(d) Turks.

2. 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 North.
(b) The East.
(c) The West.
(d) The South.

3. Who kept order as Peter embarked on the "Great Embassy"?
(a) Novodevichy.
(b) Streltsy.
(c) Nikolaevna.
(d) Romodanovsky.

4. Peter's passion for sailing began when he and his tutor found, refurbished, and took a boat out on what lake?
(a) Pervomaysk.
(b) Preobrazhenskoe.
(c) Pavlovsk.
(d) Pleschev.

5. What was William III doing in Holland when the "Great Embassy" arrived?
(a) Concluding one war, preparing for another,
(b) Conducting two wars simultaneously.
(c) Preparing for a war abroad,
(d) Concluding two separate wars,

Short Answer Questions

1. Leopold I promised not to relinquish gains Peter made at Azov, but he offered no assistance in gaining entry to which sea?

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

3. Peter was treated as an upstart monarch, but he behaved with decorum as he was eager to meet Leopold I, master of _____________.

4. How long did Peter send the "Great Embassy" to Europe to recruit and study?

5. How did Sophia use Fedor's funeral to break tradition?

(see the answer key)

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