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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Largely due to Peter Tolstoy's diplomacy, which group remained out of the Northern War?
(a) Russia.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Turks.
(d) Denmark.

2. When Peter ordered the fortress at Grodno abandoned, Charles XII was freed to invade what region?
(a) Waserbergland.
(b) Bohemia.
(c) Schwarzwald.
(d) Saxony.

3. Due to the French monarch's age, who served as Regent for Louis XV?
(a) Abbé Guillaume Duboi.
(b) Charles Eugene, Duc Du Croy.
(c) Philippe, Duc d'Orléans.
(d) Anthony Devier.

4. While retaining the Baltic lands, what did Peter allow them to keep?
(a) Catholic culture.
(b) Lutheran culture.
(c) Episcopalian culture.
(d) Methodist culture.

5. Peter engaged which philosopher to oversee administrative, educational, and legal reforms?
(a) Francis Lefort.
(b) Stanislaus Lesczynski.
(c) Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt.
(d) Gottfried von Leibniz.

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

7. Chapter 35 showed the effects of which year's intense cold that gripped all of Europe?
(a) 1706.
(b) 1708.
(c) 1709.
(d) 1707.

8. Catherine first married Peter quietly in _______, and later, with full pomp in ________.
(a) 1705, 1706.
(b) 1711, 1712.
(c) 1709, 1710.
(d) 1707, 1708.

9. Despite people's pleas, Charles XII vowed to make which group join him or face annihilation?
(a) Western Pomeranians.
(b) Poles.
(c) Livonians.
(d) Finns.

10. Charles XII was impatient, but a competent Russian attack surprised him when he crossed which waterway?
(a) Dnieper River.
(b) Dvina River.
(c) Vistula River.
(d) Pripet River.

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

12. How soon after Goertz went to Charles XII about having negotiated with Norway without authorization did Charles die?
(a) Ten days.
(b) One day.
(c) Four days.
(d) Seven days.

13. Ulrika, the sister of Charles XII, assumed the throne and ordered Goertz beheaded, which left Sweden as a _________.
(a) Stable power.
(b) Vacuum.
(c) Sovereign country.
(d) Vantage point.

14. Upon meeting King Louis XV, Peter shocked the French by lifting him up and ___________.
(a) Hugging, kissing him.
(b) Tickling, singing to him.
(c) Tossing, catching him.
(d) Holding, giving piggy-back rides.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 36 brought spring's oppressive heat, but Charles XII rejected what at this point?

2. With Severia lost, where did Charles XII go?

3. Peter's westward travels in 1716-1717 had the following three goals: to recover his health, to attend his niece's wedding, and to __________.

4. In what year did Martha Skavronskaya, Peter's wife, begin bearing his children?

5. Who was the only individual who stood by Peter against William I?

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