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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, The Great Northern War, Chapters 34—39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the founding of St. Petersburg transpire?
(a) 1705.
(b) 1703.
(c) 1701.
(d) 1707.

2. Sweden, overextended at the peak of its power, ruled Estonia, Ingria, Finland, Karelia, Western Pomerania, Livonia, and ports near what location?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Spain.
(c) Croatia.
(d) England.

3. What title of Chapter 19 encapsulated Russian punishment methods?
(a) "Fire and Brimstone".
(b) "Fire and Death".
(c) "Fire and Knout."
(d) "Fire and Rope".

4. When did Charles XII launch his surprise campaign against Narva?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

5. What was the name of the frigate Peter helped to construct?
(a) "Moscow."
(b) "Rotterdam."
(c) "Archangel."
(d) "Amsterdam."

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 20 drew heavily on accounts by an Austrian named ______________________who depicts Peter partying as the events in the previous chapters unfold.

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

3. From Voronezh where he displayed power and obtained a treaty with the Turks when Baltic fighting started, Peter set out to reclaim what?

4. How long did Peter send the "Great Embassy" to Europe to recruit and study?

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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