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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. Peter himself went incognito among the 250-member staff as whom?
(a) Peter Makarov.
(b) Peter Golovin.
(c) Peter Mikhailov.
(d) Peter Voznitsyn.

2. In Chapter 9, Peter was shown enjoying his freedom for how many more years?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

3. The "Great Embassy" ended abruptly before a trip to ________________because word came that the Streltsy were rebelling?
(a) Dresden.
(b) Constantinople.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Venice.

4. What did the author note Peter seemed to identify as the key while he embarked on his "Great Embassy" travels?
(a) International mercantilism.
(b) Religious tolerance.
(c) Naval dominance.
(d) Civil acceptance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After his mother died, Peter returned to Archangel, launched a ship, almost drowned on another, and took delivery and command of a warship built where?

2. What happened to Peter's great fleet when he sent an envoy on the first Russian warship to enter the Black Sea?

3. "Great Embassy" member in Russia felt that Europeans who embraced music, art, literature, and science were _________.

4. Leopold I promised not to relinquish gains Peter made at Azov, but he offered no assistance in gaining entry to which sea?

5. Peter was careful to wander, survey, and practice all that he saw Western technology and science reveal, and he dedicated himself to ____________.

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