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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. In Chapter 33, some 35,000 Swedes were against 57,500 Russians, with how many reinforcements respectively?

2. Chapter 45 showed Charles XII held in Adrianople for how long while Turkey and Russia concluded peace?

3. What injury lay Charles XII up nearly dead from infection?

4. Chapter 36 brought spring's oppressive heat, but Charles XII rejected what at this point?

5. Peter's meddling with Ahmed's restive subjects in ______was covered in Chapter 41.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What took place in the Great Audience Hall in Moscow on February 3, 1718?

3. What sort of life did Catherine originate from?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Peter quickly suffered dismay upon his return to St. Petersburg on October 11, 1717, for what reason?

10. How did Peter respond to his Poltava triumph?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What was Tsar Peter's reaction to Mazeppa's treason?

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