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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. Peter's westward travels in 1716-1717 had the following three goals: to recover his health, to attend his niece's wedding, and to __________.
(a) Boost allies' support of the invasion of Sweden.
(b) Boost allies' support of the invasion of Spain.
(c) Boost allies' support of the invasion of Denmark.
(d) Boost allies' support of the invasion of England.

2. Charles XII ordered the Poles to join him, hoping who would aid him?
(a) Zaporozhsky Cossacks, Crimean Tatars.
(b) Zaporozhsky and Crimean Tatars.
(c) Zaporozhsky Tatars, Crimean Cossacks.
(d) Zaporozhsky and Crimean Cossacks.

3. Where did Charles XII flee as Peter made his first disciplined infantry launch?
(a) Catholic asylum.
(b) Tatar asylum.
(c) Cossack asylum.
(d) Royal asylum.

4. How was Louis XV related to Louis XIV?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Son.
(c) Great grandson.
(d) Grandson.

5. Peter was able to launch a disciplined infantry line which enveloped ________/
(a) Retreating Swedes.
(b) Fleeing Swedes.
(c) Charging Swedes.
(d) Counter-striking Swedes.

Short Answer Questions

1. St. Petersburg expanded from Petrograd Island onto the mainland, then downstream to where?

2. Seeking to restore old Moscow, Charles XII takes a direct thrust at Russia's heart rather than first restoring which sea?

3. After how long did Peter bid the Regent and King farewell?

4. In what year did Martha Skavronskaya, Peter's wife, begin bearing his children?

5. Despite people's pleas, Charles XII vowed to make which group join him or face annihilation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the author use the phrase "a place of carnage" to describe the battlefield at Poltava?

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

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

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

5. Why did Charles XII turn south in mid-September and send General Anders Lagercrona's vanguard ahead?

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

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

8. What did Alexis do on the evening of November 10, 1716?

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

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

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