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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7, Sophia installed new cohorts including her lover, Prince Vasily Golitsyn, and which others?

3. In 1695, Peter attacked Azov, the Turkish fortress, to end Tatar raids in the Ukraine and gain access to which sea?

4. The Streltsy mobilized against rumors that Peter would kill whom in Chapter 8?

5. Peter evaded an anti-Swedish alliance in Prussia to concentrate on whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Peter anxious to meet King William of England in Holland?

2. Peter ventured into Holland with his Great Embassy for what purpose?

3. How did Sophia attempt to ensure that her brief state of thriving during Fedor's time continued following his death?

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

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

6. How was Sophia overthrown?

7. How did King William find Peter shortly following his arrival in London?

8. What activities did Peter prefer to state ceremonies during Sophia's reign?

9. Why did Peter select the location he did for St. Petersburg?

10. What was the youth of Charles XII of Sweden like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Peter come to meet Alexander Menshikov? What role of significance did he come to play in the Tsar's life?

Essay Topic 2

How was it St. Petersburg came to be?

Essay Topic 3

From where did the author draw, "These Things are in Your Way," the title of Chapter 18?

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