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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, The New Russia, Chapters 58-63 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which new fleet did Peter use in Chapter 44?
(a) Flying.
(b) Northern.
(c) Barents.
(d) Baltic.

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

4. Charles XII was impatient, but a competent Russian attack surprised him when he crossed which waterway?
(a) Dvina River.
(b) Vistula River.
(c) Dnieper River.
(d) Pripet River.

5. Charles XII went home to Sweden only after he took Danish Rügen. How many years had passed?
(a) Nine.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Peter failed in his efforts with Leopold I to gain an ally against the Turks, as Austria was seeking peace in anticipation of new warfare in _____________.

2. While he maintained his devotion to Orthodoxy, Peter investigated Anglicanism and was fascinated by which denomination?

3. When Peter ordered the fortress at Grodno abandoned, Charles XII was freed to invade what region?

4. What was William III doing in Holland when the "Great Embassy" arrived?

5. Which two carousing groups did Peter form that convinced many he was the Antichrist?

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