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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title of Chapter 39 reflected the celebration of deliverance and foreign capitals that offered dynastic marriages and treaties?
(a) "The Fruits of Pervomaisk."
(b) "The Fruits of Perechyn."
(c) "The Fruits of Pryluky."
(d) "The Fruits of Poltava."

2. Which new fleet did Peter use in Chapter 44?
(a) Flying.
(b) Northern.
(c) Barents.
(d) Baltic.

3. After being cornered, what areas did Peter abandon that resulted in his survival and making peace with Charles XII?
(a) Azov, Poland, Slovakia.
(b) Azov, Poland, Tagonrog.
(c) Azov, Slovakia, Tagonrog.
(d) Poland, Slovakia, Tagonrog.

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

5. Peter's westward travels in 1716-1717 had the following three goals: to recover his health, to attend his niece's wedding, and to __________.
(a) Boost allies' support of the invasion of Denmark.
(b) Boost allies' support of the invasion of Sweden.
(c) Boost allies' support of the invasion of Spain.
(d) Boost allies' support of the invasion of England.

6. Avoiding open warfare in Poland, where did the Russians retreat to?
(a) Kiev.
(b) Vilnius.
(c) Riga.
(d) Minsk.

7. How old was Peter Petrovich when he was named heir?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

8. In Chapter 51, Peter came home to handle a governmental mess and confront Tsarevich Alexis about his _________.
(a) Future parental responsibility.
(b) Future marital responsibility.
(c) Future religious responsibility.
(d) Future monarchical responsibility.

9. Alexis was formally denounced, yet was promised forgiveness on what condition?
(a) He would publicly weep.
(b) He would publicly beg forgiveness.
(c) He would undertake military training.
(d) He would name accomplices.

10. With Severia lost, where did Charles XII go?
(a) Slovakia.
(b) Ukraine.
(c) Belarus.
(d) Lithuania.

11. While his people yearned for peace, Charles XII drafted new troops, raised taxes, and was aided by Baron Georg Heinrich von Goertz in becoming what?
(a) Both his voice and brain.
(b) His brain but not his voice.
(c) Support, but not his brain.
(d) His voice if not his brain.

12. Chapter 45 showed Charles XII held in Adrianople for how long while Turkey and Russia concluded peace?
(a) Twenty months.
(b) Sixteen months.
(c) Eight months.
(d) Twelve months.

13. Charles XII hoped to ally with Hetman Mazeppa, the Cossack who had been waiting for an opportunity to win independence for ___________.
(a) Forty years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Twenty years.

14. In Chapter 32, the Russians torched Poland to deny Charles provisions and bridges, and accomplish what else?
(a) Draft new forces.
(b) Recruit additional forces.
(c) Insert blockades.
(d) Position cannons across rivers.

15. After Charles XII was led into a trap, what did he and his troops lose?
(a) Warm quarters.
(b) Dry gunpowder.
(c) Food rations.
(d) Safe retreat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Russia captured Riga and _________.

2. In Chapter 33, some 35,000 Swedes were against 57,500 Russians, with how many reinforcements respectively?

3. Ulrika, the sister of Charles XII, assumed the throne and ordered Goertz beheaded, which left Sweden as a _________.

4. Peter's meddling with Ahmed's restive subjects in ______was covered in Chapter 41.

5. Chapter 46 examined the rapid growth of St. Petersburg following what year?

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