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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, On the European Stage, Chapters 40-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which friend did Peter bury In March, 1699?
(a) Vinius.
(b) Gordon.
(c) Korb.
(d) Lefort.

2. Which vast Ottoman Empire situation was surveyed in Chapter 40?
(a) Russian.
(b) Turkish.
(c) Lithuanian.
(d) Swedish.

3. In Chapter 32, the Russians torched Poland to deny Charles provisions and bridges, and accomplish what else?
(a) Recruit additional forces.
(b) Draft new forces.
(c) Position cannons across rivers.
(d) Insert blockades.

4. What observation could be made about Peter given that he enjoyed Mock-Synod celebrations at Christmas and before Lent, stood with troops rather than the Patriarch at Epiphany when the Moscow River is blessed, and ended executions with bodies being buried as Lent begins?
(a) Peter's moods swang unpredictably.
(b) Peter's exploits were well thought out.
(c) Peter's reasoning was systematic.
(d) Peter's actions were predictable.

5. Peter was treated as an upstart monarch, but he behaved with decorum as he was eager to meet Leopold I, master of _____________.
(a) Eastern Europe.
(b) All nations surrounding the Black Sea.
(c) Southern Europe.
(d) Central Europe.

Short Answer Questions

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

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 _____________.

3. As many fundamentalists rallied behind Archpriest Avvakum, where did others populate?

4. In Chapter 9, Peter was shown enjoying his freedom for how many more years?

5. Sweden, overextended at the peak of its power, ruled Estonia, Ingria, Finland, Karelia, Western Pomerania, Livonia, and ports near what location?

(see the answer key)

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