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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since Peter needed a more systematic approach to naval concerns, he visited England. How long was he in England?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Ten months.

2. For how many years was Anna Mons the mistress of Peter?
(a) Six.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

3. Leopold I promised not to relinquish gains Peter made at Azov, but he offered no assistance in gaining entry to which sea?
(a) Adriatic Sea.
(b) Black Sea.
(c) Baltic Sea.
(d) Mediterranean Sea.

4. Seventeenth century European wars were shown to be steadily growing in deadliness and scope, yet what rules were they still obeying?
(a) Use of catapults, horses, caissons.
(b) Use of shields, swords, spears.
(c) Seasonal campaigning.
(d) Afternoon tea sessions.

5. Peter dealt grimly with the Streltsy after they marched _____________ to replace the absent Tsar.
(a) On Semyonovskoe.
(b) On Preobrazhenskoe.
(c) On Moscow.
(d) On Archangel.

6. Chapter 15 reflected William III, simultaneously King of England and Stadholder of Holland, as __________.
(a) Sovereign Prince of Champagne-Ardenne,
(b) Sovereign Prince of Buckingham,
(c) Sovereign Prince of Orange,
(d) Sovereign Prince of Bordeaux,

7. 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) Offering land in exchange for military service.
(c) Affording peasants, not serfs, voting rights.
(d) Reforming Russian feudal system.

8. Which friend did Peter bury In March, 1699?
(a) Vinius.
(b) Lefort.
(c) Korb.
(d) Gordon.

9. Patkul, an anti-Swede from __________, stirred Peter and Augustus to action against Charles XII?
(a) Livonia,
(b) Estonia.
(c) Karelia.
(d) Ingria.

10. Peter himself went incognito among the 250-member staff as whom?
(a) Peter Golovin.
(b) Peter Mikhailov.
(c) Peter Makarov.
(d) Peter Voznitsyn.

11. In 1695, Peter attacked Azov, the Turkish fortress, to end Tatar raids in the Ukraine and gain access to which sea?
(a) Black Sea.
(b) Baltic Sea.
(c) Mediterranean Sea.
(d) Red Sea.

12. The Streltsy mobilized against rumors that Peter would kill whom in Chapter 8?
(a) Sophia, Prince Golitsyn.
(b) Sophia, Eudoxia.
(c) Ivan, Sophia.
(d) Prince Golitsyn, Ivan.

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

14. How many Dutch specialists and officers did the "Great Embassy" send to Russia?
(a) 560.
(b) 640.
(c) 460.
(d) 540.

15. Peter was careful to wander, survey, and practice all that he saw Western technology and science reveal, and he dedicated himself to ____________.
(a) Achieving the same in Russia.
(b) Using the same to conquer Sweden.
(c) Advancing international well-being.
(d) Using the same to conquer the West.

Short Answer Questions

1. William III was not ready when he met Peter during the "Great Embassy" to ally against which group?

2. Golitsyn was responsible for what foreign policy highpoint of the Regency?

3. The new army under Sheremetev used artillery rebuilt from scratch using melted down iron from _______.

4. The "Great Embassy" was led by Lefort, two key diplomats, and ____________.

5. Peter evaded an anti-Swedish alliance in Prussia to concentrate on whom?

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