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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. When was Peter born?
(a) August 30, 1672.
(b) April 30, 1672.
(c) May 30, 1672.
(d) June 30, 1672.

2. The foes that surrounded Orthodox Russia included Sweden, Poland, the Ottoman Empire, and which other enemy?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Spain.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) China.

3. In Chapter 7, Sophia installed new cohorts including her lover, Prince Vasily Golitsyn, and which others?
(a) Prime minister, cultural counselor.
(b) Financial advisor, religious minister.
(c) Defense minister, political advisor.
(d) Chief advisor, principle minister.

4. Sieges were preferred to open-field battle and frequently ended in what manner?
(a) Minimal deaths.
(b) Massive retreat.
(c) Religious sanctuary.
(d) Honorable surrender.

5. What was the name of the frigate Peter helped to construct?
(a) "Amsterdam."
(b) "Rotterdam."
(c) "Moscow."
(d) "Archangel."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Martha Skavronskaya, a peasant girl Sheremetev captured, later became Peter's wife and successor as _________.

3. During the period when Peter built a warship, endangered himself with war games and fireworks, and ignored the Kremlin, what almost took his life?

4. The King of Poland convinced Peter to undertake a joint war against which nation?

5. In Chapter 9, Peter was shown enjoying his freedom for how many more years?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Sophia overthrown?

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

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

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

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

6. Who was Russia's Fedor Golovin?

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

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

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

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

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