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

2. The fifty blows mentioned in the title of Chapter 42 were only half the number Peter deserved for risking capture at what location?
(a) Fortress Pruth.
(b) City of Pruth.
(c) Pruth River.
(d) Frigate Pruth.

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

4. Peter evaded an anti-Swedish alliance in Prussia to concentrate on whom?
(a) Turks.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Poles.

5. When was Peter born?
(a) May 30, 1672.
(b) April 30, 1672.
(c) August 30, 1672.
(d) June 30, 1672.

Short Answer Questions

1. Avoiding open warfare in Poland, where did the Russians retreat to?

2. What happened to Swedish prisoners of war?

3. Chapter 37 described a clash that was most effective because of Rehnskjold's failure to share what with fellow generals?

4. Due to the French monarch's age, who served as Regent for Louis XV?

5. In Chapter 33, some 35,000 Swedes were against 57,500 Russians, with how many reinforcements respectively?

(see the answer key)

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