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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. When Fedor died in 1682 without an heir, the choice was between Peter and ____________.
(a) Fedor's physically-challenged cousin, Ivan.
(b) Fedor's physically-challenged brother, Ivan.
(c) Fedor's healthy cousin, Ivan.
(d) Fedor's healthy brother, Ivan.

2. Patriarch Nikon, who challenged Alexis and sternly enforced his own views, was deposed in what year?
(a) 1662.
(b) 1666.
(c) 1660.
(d) 1664.

3. Golitsyn was responsible for what foreign policy highpoint of the Regency?
(a) Return of Perm to Russian control.
(b) Return of Kiev to Russian control.
(c) Return of Moscow to Russian control.
(d) Return of Kazan to Russian control.

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

5. Chapter 5 provided background on the "Old Believers" revolt against ritual reforms in the church that dated from ___________.
(a) Alexis' day.
(b) Peter's day.
(c) Genghis Khan's day.
(d) Brutus' day.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 9, Peter was shown enjoying his freedom for how many more years?

4. In what year did Peter first visit Archangel, Russia's only port near the Arctic Circle?

5. During the period when Peter built a warship, endangered himself with war games and fireworks, and ignored the Kremlin, what almost took his life?

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