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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, On the European Stage, Chapters 40-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upset by Sophia, whom did the boyars rally around?
(a) The Natalyas.
(b) The Naryshkins.
(c) The Nerchinks.
(d) The Nesterovs.

2. In what year did Martha Skavronskaya, Peter's wife, begin bearing his children?
(a) 1705.
(b) 1709.
(c) 1711.
(d) 1707.

3. Peter's meddling with Ahmed's restive subjects in ______was covered in Chapter 41.
(a) 1712-1713.
(b) 1708-1709.
(c) 1710-1711.
(d) 1714-1715.

4. Chapter 15 reflected William III, simultaneously King of England and Stadholder of Holland, as __________.
(a) Sovereign Prince of Champagne-Ardenne,
(b) Sovereign Prince of Buckingham,
(c) Sovereign Prince of Bordeaux,
(d) Sovereign Prince of Orange,

5. How long did Peter send the "Great Embassy" to Europe to recruit and study?
(a) Thirty months.
(b) Eighteen months.
(c) Twenty-four months.
(d) Twelve months.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 29, where were open rebellions by Streltsy repressed?

2. The new army under Sheremetev used artillery rebuilt from scratch using melted down iron from _______.

3. General Lewenhaupt was sent for a massive quantity of supplies, but his effort bogged down and cost the campaign of Charles XII how much time?

4. In Chapter 7, Sophia installed new cohorts including her lover, Prince Vasily Golitsyn, and which others?

5. After Charles XII was led into a trap, what did he and his troops lose?

(see the answer key)

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