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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 was treated as an upstart monarch, but he behaved with decorum as he was eager to meet Leopold I, master of _____________.
(a) All nations surrounding the Black Sea.
(b) Central Europe.
(c) Southern Europe.
(d) Eastern Europe.

2. After invading the Kremlin, for how many days did Muscovy's soldiers kill boyars?
(a) Two.
(b) A week.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

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

4. Sophia surveyed the plight of women in 17th-century Russia and ______________in particular.
(a) Royal sisters.
(b) Peasant women.
(c) Women serfs.
(d) Female students, housed in a school "terem."

5. During what year did Muscovy's soldiers believe Sophia's rumors of treachery?
(a) 16864.
(b) 1682.
(c) 1680.
(d) 1686.

Short Answer Questions

1. Peter dealt grimly with the Streltsy after they marched _____________ to replace the absent Tsar.

2. Chapter 21 reflected Peter was back at his highest priority, finding in his shipyards any waste, shortages, or ________.

3. Tsar Alexis is described as what type of ruler?

4. In Chapter 3, who was Sophia?

5. When Ivan and Peter were crowned as co-tsars, Sophia took over as __________.

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