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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. Unable to fight with Sweden or Britain in new "ship-of-the-line" warships, what did Peter build that could sail close to shore and swarm larger ships?
(a) Rowed catamarans.
(b) Rowed galleys.
(c) Rowed kayaks.
(d) Rowed frigates.

2. England's William I, who had sent the fleet each summer to advance Hanover's interests, reversed alliances for what reason?
(a) To thwart Russian mastery of the Baltic.
(b) To thwart Russian mastery of the Barents.
(c) To thwart Russian mastery of the Bothnia.
(d) To thwart Russian mastery of the Caspian.

3. Which vast Ottoman Empire situation was surveyed in Chapter 40?
(a) Turkish.
(b) Russian.
(c) Swedish.
(d) Lithuanian.

4. Charles XII hoped to ally with Hetman Mazeppa, the Cossack who had been waiting for an opportunity to win independence for ___________.
(a) Forty years.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Twenty years.

5. Due to the French monarch's age, who served as Regent for Louis XV?
(a) Charles Eugene, Duc Du Croy.
(b) Philippe, Duc d'Orléans.
(c) Abbé Guillaume Duboi.
(d) Anthony Devier.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 29, what positive improvements were part of Peter's reign?

2. Although Mazeppa had run into his arms, why was Charles XII desperate?

3. General Lewenhaupt was sent for a massive quantity of supplies, but his effort bogged down and cost the campaign of Charles XII how much time?

4. Peter, unaware if St. Petersburg or Moscow was the goal of Charles XII, set for both and burned a swath how long from Smolensk to Pskov?

5. In Chapter 32, the Russians torched Poland to deny Charles provisions and bridges, and accomplish what else?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. According to Chapter 36, how confident did Charles XII feel in early April ?

5. How did Peter respond to his Poltava triumph?

6. What sort of life did Catherine originate from?

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

8. What did Charles XII propose to his senior officers the day prior to the battle at Poltava in June, 1709?

9. Why did the Turkish Sultan want to send Charles XII home?

10. What were some ways Peter's second historic journey into the West differed from his first?

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