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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. Peter was shown in Chapter 62 with a new interest in Persia as his gate to where?
(a) India.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Siam.
(d) Mesopotamia.

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, Karelia.
(b) Livonia, Ingria.
(c) Karelia, Ingria.
(d) Estonia, Livonia.

3. Who was Catherine's successor after her death in January, 1727?
(a) Peter III.
(b) Peter II.
(c) John II.
(d) John IV.

4. Seeking to restore old Moscow, Charles XII takes a direct thrust at Russia's heart rather than first restoring which sea?
(a) Baltic Sea.
(b) Dead Sea.
(c) Red Sea.
(d) Mediterranean Sea.

5. St. Petersburg expanded from Petrograd Island onto the mainland, then downstream to where?
(a) Dekabristov Island.
(b) Goloday Island.
(c) Vasilevsky Island.
(d) Decembrist's Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. Charles XII hoped to ally with Hetman Mazeppa, the Cossack who had been waiting for an opportunity to win independence for ___________.

2. Peter's westward travels in 1716-1717 had the following three goals: to recover his health, to attend his niece's wedding, and to __________.

3. Catherine first married Peter quietly in _______, and later, with full pomp in ________.

4. 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 _____________.

5. According to Chapter 29, what positive improvements were part of Peter's reign?

(see the answer key)

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