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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of the frigate Peter helped to construct?
(a) "Rotterdam."
(b) "Amsterdam."
(c) "Moscow."
(d) "Archangel."

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

4. Chapter 5 provided background on the "Old Believers" revolt against ritual reforms in the church that dated from ___________.
(a) Brutus' day.
(b) Alexis' day.
(c) Genghis Khan's day.
(d) Peter's day.

5. Peter was humiliated across Europe when Swedes broke through what type of defenses that the Russians built at Narva?
(a) Strong.
(b) Acceptable.
(c) Adequate.
(d) Inferior.

6. From Voronezh where he displayed power and obtained a treaty with the Turks when Baltic fighting started, Peter set out to reclaim what?
(a) Karelia, Ingria.
(b) Estonia, Karelia.
(c) Livonia, Ingria.
(d) Estonia, Livonia.

7. When did Charles XII launch his surprise campaign against Narva?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Autumn.

8. After serfs and peasants were drafted by the thousands for unskilled shipbuilding labor, what work moved swiftly despite what?
(a) Moderate desertion and death rates, no machinery,
(b) High desertion and death rates, minimal machinery,
(c) High desertion and death rates, no machinery,
(d) High desertion and death rates, poor machinery,

9. The Streltsy mobilized against rumors that Peter would kill whom in Chapter 8?
(a) Prince Golitsyn, Ivan.
(b) Sophia, Prince Golitsyn.
(c) Sophia, Eudoxia.
(d) Ivan, Sophia.

10. Patkul, an anti-Swede from __________, stirred Peter and Augustus to action against Charles XII?
(a) Karelia.
(b) Ingria.
(c) Livonia,
(d) Estonia.

11. What did Peter use to assess the plot and rid himself of the menace?
(a) Tortues.
(b) Threats.
(c) Interrogations.
(d) Bribes.

12. Which nations sided with Charles XII against Denmark to keep the European political status quo?
(a) England, Poland.
(b) England, Netherlands.
(c) Netherlands, Finland.
(d) Finland, Poland.

13. Since Peter needed a more systematic approach to naval concerns, he visited England. How long was he in England?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Four months.
(c) Ten months.
(d) Six months.

14. William III met Peter, long an admirer of his military exploits against _____________.
(a) Protestantism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) The Greek Orthodox Church.

15. What were some ways Peter broke tradition beyond freeing himself of Eudoxia, shaving nobles' beards, and using decorations in lieu of land as rewards?
(a) Reforming the calendar and currency.
(b) Offering land in exchange for military service.
(c) Reforming Russian feudal system.
(d) Affording peasants, not serfs, voting rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Peter build an outpost that grew into the Kronstadt naval base?

2. What title of Chapter 19 encapsulated Russian punishment methods?

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

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?

5. Peter was careful to wander, survey, and practice all that he saw Western technology and science reveal, and he dedicated himself to ____________.

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