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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. Upon meeting King Louis XV, Peter shocked the French by lifting him up and ___________.
(a) Holding, giving piggy-back rides.
(b) Tickling, singing to him.
(c) Hugging, kissing him.
(d) Tossing, catching him.

2. Where did Alexis finally seek asylum after originally being ordered by Peter to go to Copenhagen?
(a) Austria.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Hungary.
(d) Prussia.

3. From where did Peter seek a mediator or ally after determining that fanatical Charles XII was certain to invade Russia?
(a) Britain, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Prussia.
(b) Britain, Estonia, France, Ingria, Netherlands.
(c) Denmark, France, Livonia, Netherlands, Western Poland.
(d) Britain, Denmark, Finland, Karelia, Prussia.

4. In Chapter 33, some 35,000 Swedes were against 57,500 Russians, with how many reinforcements respectively?
(a) 70,000, 110,000.
(b) 50,000, 90,000.
(c) 30,000, 70,000.
(d) 110,000, 70,000.

5. While he maintained his devotion to Orthodoxy, Peter investigated Anglicanism and was fascinated by which denomination?
(a) Methodists.
(b) Unitarians.
(c) Episcopalians.
(d) Quakers.

Short Answer Questions

1. William III was not ready when he met Peter during the "Great Embassy" to ally against which group?

2. William III met Peter, long an admirer of his military exploits against _____________.

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

4. When Peter ordered the fortress at Grodno abandoned, Charles XII was freed to invade what region?

5. Despite people's pleas, Charles XII vowed to make which group join him or face annihilation?

(see the answer key)

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