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

2. Whom did Peter tax after his eventual triumph at Azov?
(a) Merchants, landowners.
(b) Landowners, commoners.
(c) The church, merchants.
(d) Landowners, the church.

3. As many fundamentalists rallied behind Archpriest Avvakum, where did others populate?
(a) The far west.
(b) The far north.
(c) The far south.
(d) The far east.

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

5. 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 exploits were well thought out.
(b) Peter's actions were predictable.
(c) Peter's reasoning was systematic.
(d) Peter's moods swang unpredictably.

Short Answer Questions

1. Leopold I promised not to relinquish gains Peter made at Azov, but he offered no assistance in gaining entry to which sea?

2. Why did Peter go incognito to complete his education?

3. What was William III doing in Holland when the "Great Embassy" arrived?

4. When was Peter born?

5. When Ivan and Peter were crowned as co-tsars, Sophia took over as __________.

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