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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. William III was not ready when he met Peter during the "Great Embassy" to ally against which group?
(a) Poles.
(b) Greeks.
(c) Swedes.
(d) Turks.

2. Patriarch Nikon, who challenged Alexis and sternly enforced his own views, was deposed in what year?
(a) 1660.
(b) 1664.
(c) 1662.
(d) 1666.

3. While he maintained his devotion to Orthodoxy, Peter investigated Anglicanism and was fascinated by which denomination?
(a) Unitarians.
(b) Quakers.
(c) Episcopalians.
(d) Methodists.

4. The King of Poland convinced Peter to undertake a joint war against which nation?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Greece.

5. When Peter lived openly in the German suburb among foreigners, which three important friends did he make?
(a) Sylvester Medvedev, Alexander Danilovich, Francis Lefort.
(b) Andrew Vinius, Louis de Vauban, Patrick Gordon.
(c) Patrick Gordon, Andrew Vinius, Francis Lefort.
(d) Sylvester Medvedev, Louis de Vauban, Alexander Danilovich.

6. Why did Peter go incognito to complete his education?
(a) For fear of attack.
(b) To gain military intelligence.
(c) To escape possible ridicule.
(d) To avoid the hated ceremony.

7. Who kept order as Peter embarked on the "Great Embassy"?
(a) Novodevichy.
(b) Streltsy.
(c) Romodanovsky.
(d) Nikolaevna.

8. Frederick of Denmark dropped out of the conflict following what?
(a) Very bloody campaign.
(b) Near annihilation.
(c) Totally bloodless campaign.
(d) Nearly bloodless campaign.

9. As many fundamentalists rallied behind Archpriest Avvakum, where did others populate?
(a) The far north.
(b) The far south.
(c) The far west.
(d) The far east.

10. Chapter 20 drew heavily on accounts by an Austrian named ______________________who depicts Peter partying as the events in the previous chapters unfold.
(a) Bernhard Victor Schmidt.
(b) Georg-Johann Korb.
(c) Johann-Georg Korb.
(d) Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.

11. "Great Embassy" member in Russia felt that Europeans who embraced music, art, literature, and science were _________.
(a) "Heretics."
(b) "Iconoclasts."
(c) "Pagans."
(d) "Agnostics."

12. Peter dealt harshly with robbers and beggars, especially ones who ________________.
(a) Threatened children.
(b) Threatened foreigners.
(c) Threatened the ill or handicapped.
(d) Threatened women.

13. Peter was humiliated across Europe when Swedes broke through what type of defenses that the Russians built at Narva?
(a) Adequate.
(b) Acceptable.
(c) Inferior.
(d) Strong.

14. What were some ways Peter broke tradition beyond freeing himself of Eudoxia, shaving nobles' beards, and using decorations in lieu of land as rewards?
(a) Reforming the calendar and currency.
(b) Affording peasants, not serfs, voting rights.
(c) Reforming Russian feudal system.
(d) Offering land in exchange for military service.

15. Chapter 5 provided background on the "Old Believers" revolt against ritual reforms in the church that dated from ___________.
(a) Alexis' day.
(b) Genghis Khan's day.
(c) Brutus' day.
(d) Peter's day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the frigate Peter helped to construct?

2. Which nations sided with Charles XII against Denmark to keep the European political status quo?

3. What observation could be made about Peter given that he enjoyed Mock-Synod celebrations at Christmas and before Lent, stood with troops rather than the Patriarch at Epiphany when the Moscow River is blessed, and ended executions with bodies being buried as Lent begins?

4. Martha Skavronskaya, a peasant girl Sheremetev captured, later became Peter's wife and successor as _________.

5. How long did it take to build the Fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul by hand?

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