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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. The King of Poland convinced Peter to undertake a joint war against which nation?
(a) Spain.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Greece.
(d) France.

2. What was the name of the frigate Peter helped to construct?
(a) "Archangel."
(b) "Rotterdam."
(c) "Amsterdam."
(d) "Moscow."

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

4. In 1695, Peter attacked Azov, the Turkish fortress, to end Tatar raids in the Ukraine and gain access to which sea?
(a) Mediterranean Sea.
(b) Baltic Sea.
(c) Red Sea.
(d) Black Sea.

5. Since Peter needed a more systematic approach to naval concerns, he visited England. How long was he in England?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Ten months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Peter himself went incognito among the 250-member staff as whom?

2. What happened to Sophia after her inner circle was tortured and Peter refused to see her?

3. Patriarch Nikon, who challenged Alexis and sternly enforced his own views, was deposed in what year?

4. In Chapter 3, who was Sophia?

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

(see the answer key)

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