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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. On which bank did Peter's and others' mansions rise?
(a) West.
(b) South.
(c) North.
(d) East.

2. Adopting the synodal government mode he had seen in Europe, Peter included it in his Ecclesiastical Regulation in what year?
(a) 1718.
(b) 1720.
(c) 1719.
(d) 1721.

3. Who was the only individual who stood by Peter against William I?
(a) Fredrick William of Prussia.
(b) Frederick of Hesse.
(c) Frederick I of Prussia.
(d) Frederick of Denmark.

4. The new army under Sheremetev used artillery rebuilt from scratch using melted down iron from _______.
(a) Cemetery and church gates.
(b) Church bells.
(c) Old cannons.
(d) Tools, farming implements.

5. Entering Peter's world through Lefort, how did Massie describe Alexander Menshikov in Chapter 28?
(a) Educated, calculating, fearless.
(b) Calculating, greedy, talented.
(c) Talented, greedy, dangerous.
(d) Fearless, edutated, dangerous.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Much of Charles XII's infantry wasted time on Peter's redoubts and was _________.

3. Chapter 15 reflected William III, simultaneously King of England and Stadholder of Holland, as __________.

4. In Chapter 29, where were open rebellions by Streltsy repressed?

5. Frederick of Denmark dropped out of the conflict following what?

(see the answer key)

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