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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The Great Embassy, Chapters 12-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was William III doing in Holland when the "Great Embassy" arrived?
(a) Concluding one war, preparing for another,
(b) Concluding two separate wars,
(c) Preparing for a war abroad,
(d) Conducting two wars simultaneously.

3. While he maintained his devotion to Orthodoxy, Peter investigated Anglicanism and was fascinated by which denomination?
(a) Quakers.
(b) Methodists.
(c) Unitarians.
(d) Episcopalians.

4. William III was not ready when he met Peter during the "Great Embassy" to ally against which group?
(a) Poles.
(b) Swedes.
(c) Turks.
(d) Greeks.

5. How long did Peter work at the Dutch company to learn his trade?
(a) One year.
(b) Four months.
(c) Eight months.
(d) Six months.

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

4. Peter evaded an anti-Swedish alliance in Prussia to concentrate on whom?

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

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