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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. How long did Peter send the "Great Embassy" to Europe to recruit and study?
(a) Thirty months.
(b) Twenty-four months.
(c) Eighteen months.
(d) Twelve months.

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

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

5. Who kept order as Peter embarked on the "Great Embassy"?
(a) Novodevichy.
(b) Romodanovsky.
(c) Streltsy.
(d) Nikolaevna.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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 _____________.

2. Who was the King of Poland that Peter met en route home?

3. Patriarch Nikon, who challenged Alexis and sternly enforced his own views, was deposed in what year?

4. In Chapter 7, Sophia installed new cohorts including her lover, Prince Vasily Golitsyn, and which others?

5. Seventeenth century European wars were shown to be steadily growing in deadliness and scope, yet what rules were they still obeying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some ways Peter treated Anna Mons differently after he returned from his Great Embassy tour?

2. What did Peter initially state was his aim in attacking Sweden in the Great Northern War?

3. How was Sophia overthrown?

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

5. What sequence transpired that resulted in Peter coming to power?

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

7. What were some of the problems Peter found taking place in the shipyards at Voronezh when he returned from his Embassy tour?

8. Why did Peter's Great Embassy amaze his countrymen?

9. What significant affairs transpired during Sophia's reign?

10. Peter ventured into Holland with his Great Embassy for what purpose?

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