3. What observation could be made about Peter given that he enjoyed Mock-Synod celebrations at Christmas and before Lent, stood with troops rather than the Patriarch at Epiphany when the Moscow River is blessed, and ended executions with bodies being buried as Lent begins?

4. Seventeenth century European wars were shown to be steadily growing in deadliness and scope, yet what rules were they still obeying?

5. Peter evaded an anti-Swedish alliance in Prussia to concentrate on whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Peter initially state was his aim in attacking Sweden in the Great Northern War?

2. When Sophia became regent, what immediate test did she face?

3. What significant affairs transpired during Sophia's reign?

4. What was the astonishing test Peter applied to the welcome which noblemen offered him when he returned from the Great Embassy tour?

5. Why was Peter unsuccessful in gaining an ally against the Turks when he met Leopold I?

6. Why was Peter anxious to meet King William of England in Holland?

7. According to Chapter 9, what did Peter find in the German Suburb?

8. What activities did Peter prefer to state ceremonies during Sophia's reign?

9. What sequence transpired that resulted in Peter coming to power?

10. Who was Russia's Fedor Golovin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the description of Peter's later years at court while in St. Petersburg given by Ambassador Frederich Christian Weber of Hanover compare with that of court life twenty years prior in Moscow presented by Johann-Georg Korb, secretary to a visiting Austrian ambassador?