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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 friend did Peter bury In March, 1699?
(a) Gordon.
(b) Vinius.
(c) Lefort.
(d) Korb.

2. Who was the King of Poland that Peter met en route home?
(a) Heinrich I.
(b) Augustus II.
(c) Augustus I.
(d) Wilhelm.

3. What observation could be made about Peter given that he enjoyed Mock-Synod celebrations at Christmas and before Lent, stood with troops rather than the Patriarch at Epiphany when the Moscow River is blessed, and ended executions with bodies being buried as Lent begins?
(a) Peter's moods swang unpredictably.
(b) Peter's reasoning was systematic.
(c) Peter's exploits were well thought out.
(d) Peter's actions were predictable.

4. Chapter 21 reflected Peter was back at his highest priority, finding in his shipyards any waste, shortages, or ________.
(a) New ideas.
(b) Punishable activities.
(c) Rewardable efforts.
(d) Sullen workers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Peter evaded an anti-Swedish alliance in Prussia to concentrate on whom?

2. Sophia surveyed the plight of women in 17th-century Russia and ______________in particular.

3. The Streltsy mobilized against rumors that Peter would kill whom in Chapter 8?

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

5. The King of Poland convinced Peter to undertake a joint war against which nation?

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