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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. 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.

2. Which two carousing groups did Peter form that convinced many he was the Antichrist?
(a) "Imbibing Crewmen" and "Happy Swordsmen."
(b) "Jolly Muskateers" and "Laughing Bandits."
(c) "Merry Helmsmen" and "Roistering Angels."
(d) "Jolly Company" and "Drunken Synod."

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

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

5. Tsar Alexis is described as what type of ruler?
(a) Republican.
(b) Demigod.
(c) Monarch.
(d) Democrat.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what year did Muscovy's soldiers believe Sophia's rumors of treachery?

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

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

4. Upset by Sophia, whom did the boyars rally around?

5. After serfs and peasants were drafted by the thousands for unskilled shipbuilding labor, what work moved swiftly despite what?

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