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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. Peter evaded an anti-Swedish alliance in Prussia to concentrate on whom?
(a) French.
(b) Poles.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Turks.

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

3. What was William III doing in Holland when the "Great Embassy" arrived?
(a) Concluding two separate wars,
(b) Concluding one war, preparing for another,
(c) Preparing for a war abroad,
(d) Conducting two wars simultaneously.

4. Who kept order as Peter embarked on the "Great Embassy"?
(a) Novodevichy.
(b) Romodanovsky.
(c) Streltsy.
(d) Nikolaevna.

5. General Lewenhaupt was sent for a massive quantity of supplies, but his effort bogged down and cost the campaign of Charles XII how much time?
(a) Months.
(b) Weeks.
(c) Days.
(d) Nearly a year.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 51, Peter came home to handle a governmental mess and confront Tsarevich Alexis about his _________.

2. According to Chapter 29, what positive improvements were part of Peter's reign?

3. Why did Peter go incognito to complete his education?

4. In what year did Martha Skavronskaya, Peter's wife, begin bearing his children?

5. Peter was careful to wander, survey, and practice all that he saw Western technology and science reveal, and he dedicated himself to ____________.

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