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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Charles XII broke traditions, proved rash in using disciplined troops, and forced battles. How long did it take for Russia to stand up to him?
(a) Months.
(b) Years.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Several decades.

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

3. Reports that the Streltsy were marching against him sent Peter in flight by night to the historic Troitsky Monastery______________.
(a) On Veliky Novgorod.
(b) On Nizhnevartovsk.
(c) On Angarsk.
(d) On Preobrazhenskoe.

4. 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) Sylvester Medvedev, Louis de Vauban, Alexander Danilovich.
(c) Andrew Vinius, Louis de Vauban, Patrick Gordon.
(d) Patrick Gordon, Andrew Vinius, Francis Lefort.

5. At what age did Peter lose his father?
(a) One.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

6. 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 _____________.
(a) The West.
(b) The East.
(c) The North.
(d) The South.

7. Peter evaded an anti-Swedish alliance in Prussia to concentrate on whom?
(a) French.
(b) Poles.
(c) Turks.
(d) Spanish.

8. 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?
(a) Peter's actions were predictable.
(b) Peter's reasoning was systematic.
(c) Peter's exploits were well thought out.
(d) Peter's moods swang unpredictably.

9. During the period when Peter built a warship, endangered himself with war games and fireworks, and ignored the Kremlin, what almost took his life?
(a) Yellow fever.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Hepatitis.
(d) Dysentery.

10. Peter was concerned by the loss at Narva, but he spared nothing to outfit and train his new army under whom?
(a) Brutus Sheremetev.
(b) Boris Sheremetev.
(c) Alexis Sheremetev.
(d) Markus Sheremetev.

11. Which two carousing groups did Peter form that convinced many he was the Antichrist?
(a) "Jolly Muskateers" and "Laughing Bandits."
(b) "Jolly Company" and "Drunken Synod."
(c) "Imbibing Crewmen" and "Happy Swordsmen."
(d) "Merry Helmsmen" and "Roistering Angels."

12. Sweden, overextended at the peak of its power, ruled Estonia, Ingria, Finland, Karelia, Western Pomerania, Livonia, and ports near what location?
(a) Croatia.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Spain.
(d) England.

13. Tsar Alexis is described as what type of ruler?
(a) Democrat.
(b) Republican.
(c) Demigod.
(d) Monarch.

14. Martha Skavronskaya, a peasant girl Sheremetev captured, later became Peter's wife and successor as _________.
(a) Catherine I.
(b) Catherine II.
(c) Martha I.
(d) Martha II.

15. During what year did Muscovy's soldiers believe Sophia's rumors of treachery?
(a) 1686.
(b) 16864.
(c) 1680.
(d) 1682.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sophia use Fedor's funeral to break tradition?

2. Chapter 21 reflected Peter was back at his highest priority, finding in his shipyards any waste, shortages, or ________.

3. Peter could be easily identified and thronged until he was set up securely in which dockyard?

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

5. Peter won over the Patriarch, threatened to kill any who opposed him, and then commanded all foreign officers to do what?

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