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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. Chapter 5 provided background on the "Old Believers" revolt against ritual reforms in the church that dated from ___________.
(a) Peter's day.
(b) Genghis Khan's day.
(c) Brutus' day.
(d) Alexis' day.

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

3. 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 North.
(b) The East.
(c) The South.
(d) The West.

4. Which friend did Peter bury In March, 1699?
(a) Lefort.
(b) Gordon.
(c) Vinius.
(d) Korb.

5. Who kept order as Peter embarked on the "Great Embassy"?
(a) Romodanovsky.
(b) Streltsy.
(c) Novodevichy.
(d) Nikolaevna.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Peter won over the Patriarch, threatened to kill any who opposed him, and then commanded all foreign officers to do what?

3. Eudoxia Lopukhina bore Peter __________ before they were estranged.

4. When Fedor died in 1682 without an heir, the choice was between Peter and ____________.

5. Why did Peter go incognito to complete his education?

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