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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, The Great Northern War, Chapters 22-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Eudoxia Lopukhina bore Peter __________ before they were estranged.
(a) Twin sons.
(b) A son.
(c) A daughter.
(d) A son and a daughter.

3. Peter dealt grimly with the Streltsy after they marched _____________ to replace the absent Tsar.
(a) On Semyonovskoe.
(b) On Archangel.
(c) On Moscow.
(d) On Preobrazhenskoe.

4. William III met Peter, long an admirer of his military exploits against _____________.
(a) The Greek Orthodox Church.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Protestantism.

5. 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) Eastern Europe.
(c) All nations surrounding the Black Sea.
(d) Central Europe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Sieges were preferred to open-field battle and frequently ended in what manner?

3. Why did Peter go incognito to complete his education?

4. In Chapter 25, Peter attacked a 13th-century Estonian seaport fortress that was defended by how many men?

5. Peter's passion for sailing began when he and his tutor found, refurbished, and took a boat out on what lake?

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