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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 5 provided background on the "Old Believers" revolt against ritual reforms in the church that dated from ___________.

2. Who kept order as Peter embarked on the "Great Embassy"?

3. Sweden, overextended at the peak of its power, ruled Estonia, Ingria, Finland, Karelia, Western Pomerania, Livonia, and ports near what location?

4. William III was not ready when he met Peter during the "Great Embassy" to ally against which group?

5. "Great Embassy" member in Russia felt that Europeans who embraced music, art, literature, and science were _________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the problems Peter found taking place in the shipyards at Voronezh when he returned from his Embassy tour?

2. Why did Peter select the location he did for St. Petersburg?

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

4. How did Sophia attempt to ensure that her brief state of thriving during Fedor's time continued following his death?

5. What was Peter's response following his initial defeat against Charles XII?

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

7. What intentional humiliations did former elite troops that comprised old Muscovite armies sustain following Sophia's downfall?

8. What battle did Peter decide to engage in at age 22?

9. What were Peter's distinguishing physical characteristics when he was age 22?

10. How was Sophia overthrown?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the fruits that Peter's triumph at Poltava afforded?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why Peter failed in his initial attack on Azov, but he was successful in a subsequent assault? In what manner did this affect his status in Russia and in Europe?

Essay Topic 3

Why did the author stipulate Peter's most extraordinary characteristic was his titanic energy?

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