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

2. After his mother died, Peter returned to Archangel, launched a ship, almost drowned on another, and took delivery and command of a warship built where?
(a) Finland.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Poland.
(d) Holland.

3. Eudoxia Lopukhina bore Peter __________ before they were estranged.
(a) A daughter.
(b) Twin sons.
(c) A son and a daughter.
(d) A son.

4. At what age did Peter lose his father?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

5. In Chapter 7, Sophia installed new cohorts including her lover, Prince Vasily Golitsyn, and which others?
(a) Chief advisor, principle minister.
(b) Financial advisor, religious minister.
(c) Defense minister, political advisor.
(d) Prime minister, cultural counselor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 1 described Moscow in what period?

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

3. Whom did Peter tax after his eventual triumph at Azov?

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

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

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