Peter the Great: His Life and World Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Robert K. Massie
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Peter the Great: His Life and World Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Robert K. Massie
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What title of Chapter 19 encapsulated Russian punishment methods?

2. Peter was treated as an upstart monarch, but he behaved with decorum as he was eager to meet Leopold I, master of _____________.

3. Since Peter needed a more systematic approach to naval concerns, he visited England. How long was he in England?

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

5. After invading the Kremlin, for how many days did Muscovy's soldiers kill boyars?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who did Peter meet when his Embassy came to an end unexpectedly, and he headed home?

4. What were Peter's distinguishing physical characteristics when he was age 22?

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

6. How did the author describe London in the era Peter visited?

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

8. What was Peter's response following his initial defeat against Charles XII?

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

10. What took place for Peter on his initial trip to Archangel in 1693?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What often mortifying physical disorder began to afflict Peter in the prime of his early manhood?

Essay Topic 2

When at dinner among Tsar Peter's lieutenants and friends in 1717, what was Prince Jacob Dolgoruky's response when Peter asked the seventy-eight year old how he compared the accomplishments of Tsar Alexis with those of Peter?

Essay Topic 3

Since Peter knew Charles XII fully intended to lead his army across Poland to invade Russia, what measures of defense did he undertake?

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