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

2. From Voronezh where he displayed power and obtained a treaty with the Turks when Baltic fighting started, Peter set out to reclaim what?
(a) Estonia, Livonia.
(b) Karelia, Ingria.
(c) Estonia, Karelia.
(d) Livonia, Ingria.

3. After being cornered, what areas did Peter abandon that resulted in his survival and making peace with Charles XII?
(a) Azov, Slovakia, Tagonrog.
(b) Azov, Poland, Slovakia.
(c) Azov, Poland, Tagonrog.
(d) Poland, Slovakia, Tagonrog.

4. Chapter 36 brought spring's oppressive heat, but Charles XII rejected what at this point?
(a) A peace feeler.
(b) His officer's call to retreat.
(c) His troops' call to flee.
(d) His officer's call to surrender.

5. What title of Chapter 19 encapsulated Russian punishment methods?
(a) "Fire and Death".
(b) "Fire and Brimstone".
(c) "Fire and Knout."
(d) "Fire and Rope".

Short Answer Questions

1. The "Great Embassy" was led by Lefort, two key diplomats, and ____________.

2. What did the author note Peter seemed to identify as the key while he embarked on his "Great Embassy" travels?

3. Reports that the Streltsy were marching against him sent Peter in flight by night to the historic Troitsky Monastery______________.

4. The fifty blows mentioned in the title of Chapter 42 were only half the number Peter deserved for risking capture at what location?

5. In 1695, Peter attacked Azov, the Turkish fortress, to end Tatar raids in the Ukraine and gain access to which sea?

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