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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 15 reflected William III, simultaneously King of England and Stadholder of Holland, as __________.
(a) Sovereign Prince of Champagne-Ardenne,
(b) Sovereign Prince of Bordeaux,
(c) Sovereign Prince of Orange,
(d) Sovereign Prince of Buckingham,

2. In Chapter 7, Sophia installed new cohorts including her lover, Prince Vasily Golitsyn, and which others?
(a) Chief advisor, principle minister.
(b) Prime minister, cultural counselor.
(c) Financial advisor, religious minister.
(d) Defense minister, political advisor.

3. The Streltsy mobilized against rumors that Peter would kill whom in Chapter 8?
(a) Sophia, Eudoxia.
(b) Ivan, Sophia.
(c) Sophia, Prince Golitsyn.
(d) Prince Golitsyn, Ivan.

4. Peter could be easily identified and thronged until he was set up securely in which dockyard?
(a) Rotterdam Naval Shipyard.
(b) Netherlands Nautical, Ltd.
(c) East India Company.
(d) Amserdam Shipping Company.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. While he maintained his devotion to Orthodoxy, Peter investigated Anglicanism and was fascinated by which denomination?

2. What were some ways Peter broke tradition beyond freeing himself of Eudoxia, shaving nobles' beards, and using decorations in lieu of land as rewards?

3. As many fundamentalists rallied behind Archpriest Avvakum, where did others populate?

4. What observation could be made about Peter given that he enjoyed Mock-Synod celebrations at Christmas and before Lent, stood with troops rather than the Patriarch at Epiphany when the Moscow River is blessed, and ended executions with bodies being buried as Lent begins?

5. William III met Peter, long an admirer of his military exploits against _____________.

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