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

2. Although Mazeppa had run into his arms, why was Charles XII desperate?
(a) His troops wanted to surrender.
(b) His army was divided, low on food and medicine.
(c) He was deep in enemy territory, low on food and gunpowder.
(d) He was surrounded, low on food and gunpowder.

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

4. The "Great Embassy" was led by Lefort, two key diplomats, and ____________.
(a) "Students."
(b) "Educators."
(c) "Engineers."
(d) "Volunteers."

5. In what year did Peter first visit Archangel, Russia's only port near the Arctic Circle?
(a) 1699.
(b) 1695.
(c) 1693.
(d) 1697.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Peter's great fleet when he sent an envoy on the first Russian warship to enter the Black Sea?

2. In Chapter 3, who was Sophia?

3. The new army under Sheremetev used artillery rebuilt from scratch using melted down iron from _______.

4. The foes that surrounded Orthodox Russia included Sweden, Poland, the Ottoman Empire, and which other enemy?

5. Whom did Peter tax after his eventual triumph at Azov?

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