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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The Great Embassy, Chapters 17-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were some ways Peter broke tradition beyond freeing himself of Eudoxia, shaving nobles' beards, and using decorations in lieu of land as rewards?
(a) Affording peasants, not serfs, voting rights.
(b) Reforming the calendar and currency.
(c) Reforming Russian feudal system.
(d) Offering land in exchange for military service.

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. How many Dutch specialists and officers did the "Great Embassy" send to Russia?
(a) 540.
(b) 640.
(c) 560.
(d) 460.

4. After serfs and peasants were drafted by the thousands for unskilled shipbuilding labor, what work moved swiftly despite what?
(a) High desertion and death rates, poor machinery,
(b) High desertion and death rates, no machinery,
(c) Moderate desertion and death rates, no machinery,
(d) High desertion and death rates, minimal machinery,

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

Short Answer Questions

1. William III was not ready when he met Peter during the "Great Embassy" to ally against which group?

2. What did the author note Peter seemed to identify as the key while he embarked on his "Great Embassy" travels?

3. The King of Poland convinced Peter to undertake a joint war against which nation?

4. Upset by Sophia, whom did the boyars rally around?

5. Which two carousing groups did Peter form that convinced many he was the Antichrist?

(see the answer key)

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