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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Chapter 21 reflected Peter was back at his highest priority, finding in his shipyards any waste, shortages, or ________.
(a) Rewardable efforts.
(b) Sullen workers.
(c) New ideas.
(d) Punishable activities.

3. Where did Peter build an outpost that grew into the Kronstadt naval base?
(a) Bornholm Island.
(b) Kotlin Island.
(c) Wolin Island.
(d) Gotland Island.

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

5. The "Great Embassy" ended abruptly before a trip to ________________because word came that the Streltsy were rebelling?
(a) Warsaw.
(b) Dresden.
(c) Constantinople.
(d) Venice.

6. What was the name of the frigate Peter helped to construct?
(a) "Archangel."
(b) "Amsterdam."
(c) "Rotterdam."
(d) "Moscow."

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

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

9. 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 East.
(b) The West.
(c) The North.
(d) The South.

10. In Chapter 7, Sophia installed new cohorts including her lover, Prince Vasily Golitsyn, and which others?
(a) Prime minister, cultural counselor.
(b) Financial advisor, religious minister.
(c) Defense minister, political advisor.
(d) Chief advisor, principle minister.

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

12. Eudoxia Lopukhina bore Peter __________ before they were estranged.
(a) A son.
(b) A son and a daughter.
(c) A daughter.
(d) Twin sons.

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

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

15. What did Peter use to assess the plot and rid himself of the menace?
(a) Bribes.
(b) Threats.
(c) Tortues.
(d) Interrogations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kept order as Peter embarked on the "Great Embassy"?

2. In Chapter 25, Peter attacked a 13th-century Estonian seaport fortress that was defended by how many men?

3. Chapter 20 drew heavily on accounts by an Austrian named ______________________who depicts Peter partying as the events in the previous chapters unfold.

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

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

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