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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. The "Great Embassy" was led by Lefort, two key diplomats, and ____________.
(a) "Educators."
(b) "Volunteers."
(c) "Students."
(d) "Engineers."

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

3. In what year did Martha Skavronskaya, Peter's wife, begin bearing his children?
(a) 1705.
(b) 1707.
(c) 1709.
(d) 1711.

4. After how long did Peter bid the Regent and King farewell?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Eight weeks.
(c) Ten weeks.
(d) Four weeks.

5. When Peter ordered the fortress at Grodno abandoned, Charles XII was freed to invade what region?
(a) Saxony.
(b) Bohemia.
(c) Waserbergland.
(d) Schwarzwald.

Short Answer Questions

1. Peter, unaware if St. Petersburg or Moscow was the goal of Charles XII, set for both and burned a swath how long from Smolensk to Pskov?

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

3. How was Louis XV related to Louis XIV?

4. In Chapter 33, some 35,000 Swedes were against 57,500 Russians, with how many reinforcements respectively?

5. In Chapter 12, Peter felt the need to shore up a dying anti-Turkish alliance and European worries grew regarding whose ambitions?

(see the answer key)

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