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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sieges were preferred to open-field battle and frequently ended in what manner?
(a) Honorable surrender.
(b) Massive retreat.
(c) Religious sanctuary.
(d) Minimal deaths.

2. In 1695, Peter attacked Azov, the Turkish fortress, to end Tatar raids in the Ukraine and gain access to which sea?
(a) Mediterranean Sea.
(b) Black Sea.
(c) Red Sea.
(d) Baltic Sea.

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

4. The "Great Embassy" ended abruptly before a trip to ________________because word came that the Streltsy were rebelling?
(a) Constantinople.
(b) Venice.
(c) Dresden.
(d) Warsaw.

5. In Chapter 7, Sophia installed new cohorts including her lover, Prince Vasily Golitsyn, and which others?
(a) Defense minister, political advisor.
(b) Prime minister, cultural counselor.
(c) Chief advisor, principle minister.
(d) Financial advisor, religious minister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upset by Sophia, whom did the boyars rally around?

2. What was the name of the frigate Peter helped to construct?

3. 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 _____________.

4. What did Peter use to assess the plot and rid himself of the menace?

5. Which friend did Peter bury In March, 1699?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some ways Peter treated Anna Mons differently after he returned from his Great Embassy tour?

2. What significant affairs transpired during Sophia's reign?

3. What battle did Peter decide to engage in at age 22?

4. What intentional humiliations did former elite troops that comprised old Muscovite armies sustain following Sophia's downfall?

5. Who was Russia's Fedor Golovin?

6. According to Chapter 9, what did Peter find in the German Suburb?

7. When Sophia became regent, what immediate test did she face?

8. What was Moscow like in Peter's youth?

9. Why was Peter unsuccessful in gaining an ally against the Turks when he met Leopold I?

10. What were some examples that reflected how seventeenth century European wars, despite deadliness and scope that steadily grew, still retained obedience of rules?

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