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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. From where did Peter seek a mediator or ally after determining that fanatical Charles XII was certain to invade Russia?
(a) Britain, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Prussia.
(b) Britain, Estonia, France, Ingria, Netherlands.
(c) Britain, Denmark, Finland, Karelia, Prussia.
(d) Denmark, France, Livonia, Netherlands, Western Poland.

2. According to Chapter 50, what had Peter been oblivious to and curious about before Paris in 1717?
(a) Oblivious to majesty, curious about everything.
(b) Oblivious to grandeur, curious about architecture.
(c) Oblivious to resplendence, curious about theater.
(d) Oblivious to pomp, curious about museums.

3. Chapter 46 examined the rapid growth of St. Petersburg following what year?
(a) 1711.
(b) 1709.
(c) 1713.
(d) 1707.

4. Upon meeting King Louis XV, Peter shocked the French by lifting him up and ___________.
(a) Hugging, kissing him.
(b) Tickling, singing to him.
(c) Tossing, catching him.
(d) Holding, giving piggy-back rides.

5. In what location were Alexis and Afrosinia initially hidden by Emperor Charles VI?
(a) Slovokia.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Tyrol.
(d) Turkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Charles XII was impatient, but a competent Russian attack surprised him when he crossed which waterway?

2. What was Peter's view of his niece's marriage?

3. Due to the French monarch's age, who served as Regent for Louis XV?

4. In Chapter 51, Peter came home to handle a governmental mess and confront Tsarevich Alexis about his _________.

5. Chapter 35 showed the effects of which year's intense cold that gripped all of Europe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Given England's 100-ship Royal Navy, why did the Baltic powers have relatively smaller fleets?

2. What took place in the Great Audience Hall in Moscow on February 3, 1718?

3. What did Chapter 42, "Fifty Blows on the Pruth," take its title from?

4. Why did Peter never have to simultaneously fight two enemies?

5. Peter gave orders as early as January, 1707, that directed what to be done to Poland?

6. Why did Peter seek to control Dorpat and Narva in 1704?

7. Why did Peter decide to focus his attention on the conquest of the upper Baltic?

8. What sort of effect did the arrival of Charles XII in Germany have?

9. Throughout Peter's reign, why was he seen as constantly moving?

10. What sort of life did Catherine originate from?

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