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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What title of Chapter 19 encapsulated Russian punishment methods?
(a) "Fire and Rope".
(b) "Fire and Brimstone".
(c) "Fire and Knout."
(d) "Fire and Death".

3. After invading the Kremlin, for how many days did Muscovy's soldiers kill boyars?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) A week.

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

5. What was William III doing in Holland when the "Great Embassy" arrived?
(a) Preparing for a war abroad,
(b) Concluding one war, preparing for another,
(c) Conducting two wars simultaneously.
(d) Concluding two separate wars,

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two carousing groups did Peter form that convinced many he was the Antichrist?

2. Leopold I promised not to relinquish gains Peter made at Azov, but he offered no assistance in gaining entry to which sea?

3. 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?

4. From Voronezh where he displayed power and obtained a treaty with the Turks when Baltic fighting started, Peter set out to reclaim what?

5. Sweden, overextended at the peak of its power, ruled Estonia, Ingria, Finland, Karelia, Western Pomerania, Livonia, and ports near what location?

Short Essay Questions

1. What battle did Peter decide to engage in at age 22?

2. Why was Peter anxious to meet King William of England in Holland?

3. What was Peter's response following his initial defeat against Charles XII?

4. What were Peter's distinguishing physical characteristics when he was age 22?

5. What was Peter's key to power in Russia during the initial half of his life?

6. How did Sophia attempt to ensure that her brief state of thriving during Fedor's time continued following his death?

7. How did the author describe London in the era Peter visited?

8. Who was Russia's Fedor Golovin?

9. What was the astonishing test Peter applied to the welcome which noblemen offered him when he returned from the Great Embassy tour?

10. Why was Peter unsuccessful in gaining an ally against the Turks when he met Leopold I?

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