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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. Upset by Sophia, whom did the boyars rally around?
(a) The Nesterovs.
(b) The Naryshkins.
(c) The Nerchinks.
(d) The Natalyas.

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

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Tsar Alexis is described as what type of ruler?

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

3. Sophia surveyed the plight of women in 17th-century Russia and ______________in particular.

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

5. What was the name of the frigate Peter helped to construct?

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