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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. Why did Peter go incognito to complete his education?
(a) To gain military intelligence.
(b) To escape possible ridicule.
(c) For fear of attack.
(d) To avoid the hated ceremony.

2. Chapter 1 described Moscow in what period?
(a) The 1650s.
(b) The 1670s.
(c) The 1680s.
(d) The 1660s.

3. After serfs and peasants were drafted by the thousands for unskilled shipbuilding labor, what work moved swiftly despite what?
(a) High desertion and death rates, poor machinery,
(b) High desertion and death rates, no machinery,
(c) Moderate desertion and death rates, no machinery,
(d) High desertion and death rates, minimal machinery,

4. When did the founding of St. Petersburg transpire?
(a) 1707.
(b) 1705.
(c) 1703.
(d) 1701.

5. How did Sophia use Fedor's funeral to break tradition?
(a) Mourned, chanted publicly.
(b) Mourned, raged publicly.
(c) Mourned, prayed privately.
(d) Mourned, cried publicly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Dutch specialists and officers did the "Great Embassy" send to Russia?

2. 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 _____________.

3. Chapter 24 summarized Charles XII's youth and stressed his love of military science and adventure before he took the throne at what age?

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

5. While he maintained his devotion to Orthodoxy, Peter investigated Anglicanism and was fascinated by which denomination?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Moscow like in Peter's youth?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What were some examples that reflected how seventeenth century European wars, despite deadliness and scope that steadily grew, still retained obedience of rules?

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

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

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