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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. Although Mazeppa had run into his arms, why was Charles XII desperate?
(a) His troops wanted to surrender.
(b) His army was divided, low on food and medicine.
(c) He was deep in enemy territory, low on food and gunpowder.
(d) He was surrounded, low on food and gunpowder.

2. On which bank did Peter's and others' mansions rise?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) North.

3. While his people yearned for peace, Charles XII drafted new troops, raised taxes, and was aided by Baron Georg Heinrich von Goertz in becoming what?
(a) His brain but not his voice.
(b) His voice if not his brain.
(c) Both his voice and brain.
(d) Support, but not his brain.

4. The King of Poland convinced Peter to undertake a joint war against which nation?
(a) Greece.
(b) France.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Spain.

5. Seeking to restore old Moscow, Charles XII takes a direct thrust at Russia's heart rather than first restoring which sea?
(a) Red Sea.
(b) Dead Sea.
(c) Baltic Sea.
(d) Mediterranean Sea.

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

3. Peter was humiliated across Europe when Swedes broke through what type of defenses that the Russians built at Narva?

4. Charles XII broke traditions, proved rash in using disciplined troops, and forced battles. How long did it take for Russia to stand up to him?

5. Peter was concerned by the loss at Narva, but he spared nothing to outfit and train his new army under whom?

(see the answer key)

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