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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. Seeking to restore old Moscow, Charles XII takes a direct thrust at Russia's heart rather than first restoring which sea?
(a) Dead Sea.
(b) Red Sea.
(c) Mediterranean Sea.
(d) Baltic Sea.

2. In Chapter 29, where were open rebellions by Streltsy repressed?
(a) Astrakhan, Bashkirs, Don Cossacks.
(b) Astrakhan, Bashkirs, Lipetsk.
(c) Bashkirs, Don Cossacks, Lipetsk.
(d) Astrakhan, Don Cossacks, Lipetsk.

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

4. Peter in 1704 seized Narva and Dorpat to protect _______and restore the army's honor.
(a) .Nizhny Novgorod.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) Novosibirsk
(d) Moscow.

5. Peter could be easily identified and thronged until he was set up securely in which dockyard?
(a) Amserdam Shipping Company.
(b) Rotterdam Naval Shipyard.
(c) Netherlands Nautical, Ltd.
(d) East India Company.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Peter himself went incognito among the 250-member staff as whom?

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

4. What was William III doing in Holland when the "Great Embassy" arrived?

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

(see the answer key)

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