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

2. In Chapter 32, the Russians torched Poland to deny Charles provisions and bridges, and accomplish what else?
(a) Position cannons across rivers.
(b) Recruit additional forces.
(c) Draft new forces.
(d) Insert blockades.

3. Who was the only individual who stood by Peter against William I?
(a) Frederick I of Prussia.
(b) Fredrick William of Prussia.
(c) Frederick of Denmark.
(d) Frederick of Hesse.

4. Which new fleet did Peter use in Chapter 44?
(a) Northern.
(b) Barents.
(c) Baltic.
(d) Flying.

5. What transpired after a broken Alexis was condemned to death?
(a) Escaped custody, returned to exile.
(b) Died before sentence is administered.
(c) Sentence commuted, exiled to monastery.
(d) Publicly admitted guilt, was forgiven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Peter had ten redoubts built in what formation, that slowed enemy attacks?

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

3. Protestants sought to keep Charles XII apart from whom?

4. Who told Alexis that surrendering was his only way of marrying Afrosina?

5. What title of Chapter 39 reflected the celebration of deliverance and foreign capitals that offered dynastic marriages and treaties?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Peter quickly suffered dismay upon his return to St. Petersburg on October 11, 1717, for what reason?

3. How did Peter compare with his son, Alexis?

4. What did Charles XII and his advance regiments find upon arrival at Baturin on November 11?

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

6. How did Peter respond to his Poltava triumph?

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

8. What sort of life did Catherine originate from?

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

10. How did the reign of Louis XIV of France compare with Peter's of Russia?

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