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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. 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?

2. Alexis was formally denounced, yet was promised forgiveness on what condition?

3. Peter's westward travels in 1716-1717 had the following three goals: to recover his health, to attend his niece's wedding, and to __________.

4. Peter, unaware if St. Petersburg or Moscow was the goal of Charles XII, set for both and burned a swath how long from Smolensk to Pskov?

5. England's William I, who had sent the fleet each summer to advance Hanover's interests, reversed alliances for what reason?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Chapter 42, "Fifty Blows on the Pruth," take its title from?

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

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

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

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

7. How did Peter compare with his son, Alexis?

8. Given England's 100-ship Royal Navy, why did the Baltic powers have relatively smaller fleets?

9. How did the reign of Louis XIV of France compare with Peter's of Russia?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When at dinner among Tsar Peter's lieutenants and friends in 1717, what was Prince Jacob Dolgoruky's response when Peter asked the seventy-eight year old how he compared the accomplishments of Tsar Alexis with those of Peter?

Essay Topic 2

How was it St. Petersburg came to be?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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