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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. Catherine first married Peter quietly in _______, and later, with full pomp in ________.
(a) 1709, 1710.
(b) 1711, 1712.
(c) 1707, 1708.
(d) 1705, 1706.

2. Peter was shown in Chapter 29 as an autocrat over the vast country which he divided into how many governorships?
(a) Eight.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

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. According to Chapter 50, what had Peter been oblivious to and curious about before Paris in 1717?
(a) Oblivious to grandeur, curious about architecture.
(b) Oblivious to pomp, curious about museums.
(c) Oblivious to majesty, curious about everything.
(d) Oblivious to resplendence, curious about theater.

5. In Chapter 12, Peter felt the need to shore up a dying anti-Turkish alliance and European worries grew regarding whose ambitions?
(a) Mary II.
(b) Philip IV.
(c) Louis XIV.
(d) Charles CI.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 32, the Russians torched Poland to deny Charles provisions and bridges, and accomplish what else?

2. How was Louis XV related to Louis XIV?

3. What did the author note Peter seemed to identify as the key while he embarked on his "Great Embassy" travels?

4. Avoiding open warfare in Poland, where did the Russians retreat to?

5. Peter's westward travels in 1716-1717 had the following three goals: to recover his health, to attend his niece's wedding, and to __________.

(see the answer key)

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