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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. Which two carousing groups did Peter form that convinced many he was the Antichrist?
(a) "Jolly Muskateers" and "Laughing Bandits."
(b) "Jolly Company" and "Drunken Synod."
(c) "Imbibing Crewmen" and "Happy Swordsmen."
(d) "Merry Helmsmen" and "Roistering Angels."

2. When Ivan and Peter were crowned as co-tsars, Sophia took over as __________.
(a) Queen.
(b) Governor.
(c) Regent.
(d) Princess.

3. In what year did Peter first visit Archangel, Russia's only port near the Arctic Circle?
(a) 1699.
(b) 1695.
(c) 1693.
(d) 1697.

4. After invading the Kremlin, for how many days did Muscovy's soldiers kill boyars?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) A week.
(d) Three.

5. For how many years was Anna Mons the mistress of Peter?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Peter was shown in Chapter 6 as having preferred activities out of the way at _______________.

2. The foes that surrounded Orthodox Russia included Sweden, Poland, the Ottoman Empire, and which other enemy?

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

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

5. Eudoxia Lopukhina bore Peter __________ before they were estranged.

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