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

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 Barents.
(b) To thwart Russian mastery of the Baltic.
(c) To thwart Russian mastery of the Bothnia.
(d) To thwart Russian mastery of the Caspian.

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

4. Who died in 1715 after giving birth to Peter, a son?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Chevelle.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Cecilia.

5. While his people yearned for peace, Charles XII drafted new troops, raised taxes, and was aided by Baron Georg Heinrich von Goertz in becoming what?
(a) Support, but not his brain.
(b) His voice if not his brain.
(c) Both his voice and brain.
(d) His brain but not his voice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Peter in 1704 seized Narva and Dorpat to protect _______and restore the army's honor.

4. Much of Charles XII's infantry wasted time on Peter's redoubts and was _________.

5. Peter conquered coastal Finland, invaded the Aland Islands, and seized how many ships off Cape Hangö in one summer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 33, what did the author describe Charles XII and Peter as having done in the early summer months?

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

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

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

7. What was Peter's response when he learned of the death of Charles XII?

8. How did Peter respond to his Poltava triumph?

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

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

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