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

2. In Chapter 25, Peter attacked a 13th-century Estonian seaport fortress that was defended by how many men?
(a) 1,900.
(b) 700.
(c) 1,100.
(d) 1,500.

3. In Chapter 3, who was Sophia?
(a) Half-sister.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Sister.

4. The "Great Embassy" was led by Lefort, two key diplomats, and ____________.
(a) "Students."
(b) "Volunteers."
(c) "Engineers."
(d) "Educators."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Peter was humiliated across Europe when Swedes broke through what type of defenses that the Russians built at Narva?

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

3. What observation could be made about Peter given that he enjoyed Mock-Synod celebrations at Christmas and before Lent, stood with troops rather than the Patriarch at Epiphany when the Moscow River is blessed, and ended executions with bodies being buried as Lent begins?

4. "Great Embassy" member in Russia felt that Europeans who embraced music, art, literature, and science were _________.

5. Leopold I promised not to relinquish gains Peter made at Azov, but he offered no assistance in gaining entry to which sea?

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