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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Old Muscovy, Chapters 7-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, Peter was shown enjoying his freedom for how many more years?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) One.

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

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

4. Tsar Alexis is described as what type of ruler?
(a) Republican.
(b) Democrat.
(c) Monarch.
(d) Demigod.

5. Peter was shown in Chapter 6 as having preferred activities out of the way at _______________.
(a) Pavlovsky Posad.
(b) Pitkyaranta.
(c) Petrozavodsk.
(d) Preobrazhenskoe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For how many years was Anna Mons the mistress of Peter?

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

4. What happened to Sophia after her inner circle was tortured and Peter refused to see her?

5. When Peter lived openly in the German suburb among foreigners, which three important friends did he make?

(see the answer key)

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