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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. Patkul, an anti-Swede from __________, stirred Peter and Augustus to action against Charles XII?
(a) Estonia.
(b) Karelia.
(c) Ingria.
(d) Livonia,

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

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

4. In Chapter 9, Peter was shown enjoying his freedom for how many more years?
(a) One.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

5. Peter himself went incognito among the 250-member staff as whom?
(a) Peter Golovin.
(b) Peter Makarov.
(c) Peter Voznitsyn.
(d) Peter Mikhailov.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tsar Alexis is described as what type of ruler?

2. What happened to Peter's great fleet when he sent an envoy on the first Russian warship to enter the Black Sea?

3. What observation could be made about Peter given that he enjoyed Mock-Synod celebrations at Christmas and before Lent, stood with troops rather than the Patriarch at Epiphany when the Moscow River is blessed, and ended executions with bodies being buried as Lent begins?

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

5. Peter was treated as an upstart monarch, but he behaved with decorum as he was eager to meet Leopold I, master of _____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What took place for Peter on his initial trip to Archangel in 1693?

6. What intentional humiliations did former elite troops that comprised old Muscovite armies sustain following Sophia's downfall?

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

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

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

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

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