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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. The "Great Embassy" ended abruptly before a trip to ________________because word came that the Streltsy were rebelling?
(a) Constantinople.
(b) Warsaw.
(c) Venice.
(d) Dresden.

2. The Streltsy mobilized against rumors that Peter would kill whom in Chapter 8?
(a) Ivan, Sophia.
(b) Sophia, Eudoxia.
(c) Sophia, Prince Golitsyn.
(d) Prince Golitsyn, Ivan.

3. How many Dutch specialists and officers did the "Great Embassy" send to Russia?
(a) 460.
(b) 640.
(c) 540.
(d) 560.

4. Chapter 20 drew heavily on accounts by an Austrian named ______________________who depicts Peter partying as the events in the previous chapters unfold.
(a) Bernhard Victor Schmidt.
(b) Georg-Johann Korb.
(c) Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.
(d) Johann-Georg Korb.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Golitsyn was responsible for what foreign policy highpoint of the Regency?

2. Which nations sided with Charles XII against Denmark to keep the European political status quo?

3. Peter was able to launch a disciplined infantry line which enveloped ________/

4. Which two carousing groups did Peter form that convinced many he was the Antichrist?

5. When did Charles XII launch his surprise campaign against Narva?

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