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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. When did Charles XII launch his surprise campaign against Narva?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

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

3. Chapter 21 reflected Peter was back at his highest priority, finding in his shipyards any waste, shortages, or ________.
(a) Rewardable efforts.
(b) New ideas.
(c) Sullen workers.
(d) Punishable activities.

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

5. The Streltsy mobilized against rumors that Peter would kill whom in Chapter 8?
(a) Ivan, Sophia.
(b) Sophia, Prince Golitsyn.
(c) Prince Golitsyn, Ivan.
(d) Sophia, Eudoxia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Peter work at the Dutch company to learn his trade?

2. Peter failed in his efforts with Leopold I to gain an ally against the Turks, as Austria was seeking peace in anticipation of new warfare in _____________.

3. When did the founding of St. Petersburg transpire?

4. Peter was concerned by the loss at Narva, but he spared nothing to outfit and train his new army under whom?

5. Patkul, an anti-Swede from __________, stirred Peter and Augustus to action against Charles XII?

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