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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, On the European Stage, Chapters 48-52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Peter engaged which philosopher to oversee administrative, educational, and legal reforms?
(a) Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt.
(b) Stanislaus Lesczynski.
(c) Francis Lefort.
(d) Gottfried von Leibniz.

2. St. Petersburg expanded from Petrograd Island onto the mainland, then downstream to where?
(a) Decembrist's Island.
(b) Goloday Island.
(c) Vasilevsky Island.
(d) Dekabristov Island.

3. When was Peter born?
(a) August 30, 1672.
(b) April 30, 1672.
(c) May 30, 1672.
(d) June 30, 1672.

4. General Lewenhaupt was sent for a massive quantity of supplies, but his effort bogged down and cost the campaign of Charles XII how much time?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Nearly a year.
(c) Months.
(d) Days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Reports that the Streltsy were marching against him sent Peter in flight by night to the historic Troitsky Monastery______________.

2. Seeking to restore old Moscow, Charles XII takes a direct thrust at Russia's heart rather than first restoring which sea?

3. The rulers of which two Christian principalities secretly agreed to help in fighting Turkey?

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

5. Which nations sided with Charles XII against Denmark to keep the European political status quo?

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