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

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

3. When Fedor died in 1682 without an heir, the choice was between Peter and ____________.
(a) Fedor's physically-challenged cousin, Ivan.
(b) Fedor's healthy brother, Ivan.
(c) Fedor's healthy cousin, Ivan.
(d) Fedor's physically-challenged brother, Ivan.

4. Upon meeting King Louis XV, Peter shocked the French by lifting him up and ___________.
(a) Holding, giving piggy-back rides.
(b) Hugging, kissing him.
(c) Tossing, catching him.
(d) Tickling, singing to him.

5. Chapter 37 described a clash that was most effective because of Rehnskjold's failure to share what with fellow generals?
(a) Battle plans.
(b) Reinforcements.
(c) Gunpowder.
(d) Food supplies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Protestants sought to keep Charles XII apart from whom?

2. Peter was heading home via which city when he met Prussia's King Frederick I and his son Frederick William?

3. Entering Peter's world through Lefort, how did Massie describe Alexander Menshikov in Chapter 28?

4. Charles XII ordered the Poles to join him, hoping who would aid him?

5. Who told Alexis that surrendering was his only way of marrying Afrosina?

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