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

2. In 1695, Peter attacked Azov, the Turkish fortress, to end Tatar raids in the Ukraine and gain access to which sea?
(a) Red Sea.
(b) Baltic Sea.
(c) Black Sea.
(d) Mediterranean Sea.

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

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

5. Peter's passion for sailing began when he and his tutor found, refurbished, and took a boat out on what lake?
(a) Pleschev.
(b) Pavlovsk.
(c) Pervomaysk.
(d) Preobrazhenskoe.

Short Answer Questions

1. After invading the Kremlin, for how many days did Muscovy's soldiers kill boyars?

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

3. In Chapter 7, Sophia installed new cohorts including her lover, Prince Vasily Golitsyn, and which others?

4. During what year did Muscovy's soldiers believe Sophia's rumors of treachery?

5. Chapter 1 described Moscow in what period?

(see the answer key)

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