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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, On the European Stage, Chapters 53-57.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Catherine first married Peter quietly in _______, and later, with full pomp in ________.
(a) 1705, 1706.
(b) 1711, 1712.
(c) 1707, 1708.
(d) 1709, 1710.

2. 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 actions were predictable.
(d) Peter's exploits were well thought out.

3. In Chapter 38, the Swedes were entrapped, and they convinced Charles XII to flee to what territory?
(a) Polish territory.
(b) Slovakian territory.
(c) Turkish territory.
(d) Lithuanian territory.

4. Chapter 46 examined the rapid growth of St. Petersburg following what year?
(a) 1709.
(b) 1713.
(c) 1711.
(d) 1707.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Charles XII ordered the Poles to join him, hoping who would aid him?

3. Peter dealt grimly with the Streltsy after they marched _____________ to replace the absent Tsar.

4. Avoiding open warfare in Poland, where did the Russians retreat to?

5. Where did Charles XII flee as Peter made his first disciplined infantry launch?

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