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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) Holland.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Poland.
(d) Finland.

2. William III was not ready when he met Peter during the "Great Embassy" to ally against which group?
(a) Turks.
(b) Poles.
(c) Swedes.
(d) Greeks.

3. Charles XII hoped to ally with Hetman Mazeppa, the Cossack who had been waiting for an opportunity to win independence for ___________.
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Forty years.

4. What were some ways Peter broke tradition beyond freeing himself of Eudoxia, shaving nobles' beards, and using decorations in lieu of land as rewards?
(a) Reforming Russian feudal system.
(b) Offering land in exchange for military service.
(c) Reforming the calendar and currency.
(d) Affording peasants, not serfs, voting rights.

5. Sieges were preferred to open-field battle and frequently ended in what manner?
(a) Religious sanctuary.
(b) Honorable surrender.
(c) Minimal deaths.
(d) Massive retreat.

Short Answer Questions

1. As many fundamentalists rallied behind Archpriest Avvakum, where did others populate?

2. When Fedor died in 1682 without an heir, the choice was between Peter and ____________.

3. Charles XII went home to Sweden only after he took Danish Rügen. How many years had passed?

4. How long did Peter send the "Great Embassy" to Europe to recruit and study?

5. Chapter 46 examined the rapid growth of St. Petersburg following what year?

(see the answer key)

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