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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, On the European Stage, Chapters 48-52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After his mother died, Peter returned to Archangel, launched a ship, almost drowned on another, and took delivery and command of a warship built where?
(a) Poland.
(b) Finland.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Holland.

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

3. How long did it take to build the Fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul by hand?
(a) Ten months.
(b) Twenty months.
(c) Five months.
(d) Fifteen months.

4. In what year did Peter first visit Archangel, Russia's only port near the Arctic Circle?
(a) 1693.
(b) 1697.
(c) 1695.
(d) 1699.

5. Largely due to Peter Tolstoy's diplomacy, which group remained out of the Northern War?
(a) Turks.
(b) Russia.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Denmark.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 45 showed Charles XII held in Adrianople for how long while Turkey and Russia concluded peace?

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

3. What was the result of Golitsyn's encounter with the Khan of the Crimea?

4. The "Great Embassy" ended abruptly before a trip to ________________because word came that the Streltsy were rebelling?

5. Whom did Peter tax after his eventual triumph at Azov?

(see the answer key)

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