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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. When was Peter born?
(a) June 30, 1672.
(b) April 30, 1672.
(c) August 30, 1672.
(d) May 30, 1672.

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

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) High desertion and death rates, minimal machinery,
(d) Moderate desertion and death rates, no machinery,

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the result of Golitsyn's encounter with the Khan of the Crimea?

3. Since Peter needed a more systematic approach to naval concerns, he visited England. How long was he in England?

4. William III was not ready when he met Peter during the "Great Embassy" to ally against which group?

5. Who was the King of Poland that Peter met en route home?

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