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

2. When did Charles XII launch his surprise campaign against Narva?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

3. Frederick of Denmark dropped out of the conflict following what?
(a) Nearly bloodless campaign.
(b) Near annihilation.
(c) Very bloody campaign.
(d) Totally bloodless campaign.

4. Whom did Peter tax after his eventual triumph at Azov?
(a) The church, merchants.
(b) Merchants, landowners.
(c) Landowners, commoners.
(d) Landowners, the church.

5. In Chapter 3, who was Sophia?
(a) Half-sister.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. William III was not ready when he met Peter during the "Great Embassy" to ally against which group?

2. Chapter 20 drew heavily on accounts by an Austrian named ______________________who depicts Peter partying as the events in the previous chapters unfold.

3. Reports that the Streltsy were marching against him sent Peter in flight by night to the historic Troitsky Monastery______________.

4. How long did it take to build the Fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul by hand?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was Russia's Fedor Golovin?

5. When Sophia became regent, what immediate test did she face?

6. What was the youth of Charles XII of Sweden like?

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

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

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

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

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