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

2. Peter failed in his efforts with Leopold I to gain an ally against the Turks, as Austria was seeking peace in anticipation of new warfare in _____________.
(a) The East.
(b) The North.
(c) The West.
(d) The South.

3. When Peter lived openly in the German suburb among foreigners, which three important friends did he make?
(a) Patrick Gordon, Andrew Vinius, Francis Lefort.
(b) Sylvester Medvedev, Alexander Danilovich, Francis Lefort.
(c) Andrew Vinius, Louis de Vauban, Patrick Gordon.
(d) Sylvester Medvedev, Louis de Vauban, Alexander Danilovich.

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, minimal machinery,
(b) High desertion and death rates, poor machinery,
(c) High desertion and death rates, no machinery,
(d) Moderate desertion and death rates, no machinery,

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Since Peter needed a more systematic approach to naval concerns, he visited England. How long was he in England?

2. Chapter 20 drew heavily on accounts by an Austrian named ______________________who depicts Peter partying as the events in the previous chapters unfold.

3. Peter's passion for sailing began when he and his tutor found, refurbished, and took a boat out on what lake?

4. How did Sophia use Fedor's funeral to break tradition?

5. Peter was treated as an upstart monarch, but he behaved with decorum as he was eager to meet Leopold I, master of _____________.

(see the answer key)

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