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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. Where did Charles XII flee as Peter made his first disciplined infantry launch?
(a) Royal asylum.
(b) Tatar asylum.
(c) Cossack asylum.
(d) Catholic asylum.

2. What happened to Peter's great fleet when he sent an envoy on the first Russian warship to enter the Black Sea?
(a) Sold, leaving sailors to march back.
(b) Relinquished as part of the truce.
(c) Engaged in future warfare service.
(d) Rotted unused for lack of purpose.

3. Seventeenth century European wars were shown to be steadily growing in deadliness and scope, yet what rules were they still obeying?
(a) Seasonal campaigning.
(b) Use of shields, swords, spears.
(c) Use of catapults, horses, caissons.
(d) Afternoon tea sessions.

4. For how many years was Anna Mons the mistress of Peter?
(a) Six.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Eight.

5. William III was not ready when he met Peter during the "Great Embassy" to ally against which group?
(a) Turks.
(b) Greeks.
(c) Swedes.
(d) Poles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, Sophia installed new cohorts including her lover, Prince Vasily Golitsyn, and which others?

2. Peter was treated as an upstart monarch, but he behaved with decorum as he was eager to meet Leopold I, master of _____________.

3. What were some ways Peter broke tradition beyond freeing himself of Eudoxia, shaving nobles' beards, and using decorations in lieu of land as rewards?

4. During the period when Peter built a warship, endangered himself with war games and fireworks, and ignored the Kremlin, what almost took his life?

5. What title of Chapter 19 encapsulated Russian punishment methods?

(see the answer key)

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