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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The Great Embassy, Chapters 17-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two carousing groups did Peter form that convinced many he was the Antichrist?
(a) "Imbibing Crewmen" and "Happy Swordsmen."
(b) "Merry Helmsmen" and "Roistering Angels."
(c) "Jolly Company" and "Drunken Synod."
(d) "Jolly Muskateers" and "Laughing Bandits."

2. In Chapter 9, Peter was shown enjoying his freedom for how many more years?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

3. After serfs and peasants were drafted by the thousands for unskilled shipbuilding labor, what work moved swiftly despite what?
(a) High desertion and death rates, no machinery,
(b) High desertion and death rates, poor machinery,
(c) Moderate desertion and death rates, no machinery,
(d) High desertion and death rates, minimal machinery,

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

5. Upset by Sophia, whom did the boyars rally around?
(a) The Naryshkins.
(b) The Natalyas.
(c) The Nerchinks.
(d) The Nesterovs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which friend did Peter bury In March, 1699?

2. In Chapter 3, who was Sophia?

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

4. While he maintained his devotion to Orthodoxy, Peter investigated Anglicanism and was fascinated by which denomination?

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

(see the answer key)

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