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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. Peter dealt grimly with the Streltsy after they marched _____________ to replace the absent Tsar.
(a) On Moscow.
(b) On Preobrazhenskoe.
(c) On Archangel.
(d) On Semyonovskoe.

2. Martha Skavronskaya, a peasant girl Sheremetev captured, later became Peter's wife and successor as _________.
(a) Catherine II.
(b) Martha I.
(c) Catherine I.
(d) Martha II.

3. As many fundamentalists rallied behind Archpriest Avvakum, where did others populate?
(a) The far north.
(b) The far south.
(c) The far east.
(d) The far west.

4. Chapter 24 summarized Charles XII's youth and stressed his love of military science and adventure before he took the throne at what age?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty.

5. The new army under Sheremetev used artillery rebuilt from scratch using melted down iron from _______.
(a) Church bells.
(b) Old cannons.
(c) Tools, farming implements.
(d) Cemetery and church gates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Peter was shown in Chapter 6 as having preferred activities out of the way at _______________.

2. What were some ways Peter broke tradition beyond freeing himself of Eudoxia, shaving nobles' beards, and using decorations in lieu of land as rewards?

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

5. How did Sophia use Fedor's funeral to break tradition?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What activities did Peter prefer to state ceremonies during Sophia's reign?

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

5. Who did Peter meet when his Embassy came to an end unexpectedly, and he headed home?

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

7. According to Chapter 9, what did Peter find in the German Suburb?

8. How did King William find Peter shortly following his arrival in London?

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

10. How was Sophia overthrown?

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