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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. St. Petersburg expanded from Petrograd Island onto the mainland, then downstream to where?

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

3. Why was it that Peter's 1717 visit to France yielded no diplomatic fruit?

4. Seeking to restore old Moscow, Charles XII takes a direct thrust at Russia's heart rather than first restoring which sea?

5. Unable to fight with Sweden or Britain in new "ship-of-the-line" warships, what did Peter build that could sail close to shore and swarm larger ships?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Peter respond to his Poltava triumph?

5. What did Charles XII and his advance regiments find upon arrival at Baturin on November 11?

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

7. Why did Charles XII turn south in mid-September and send General Anders Lagercrona's vanguard ahead?

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

9. Why did Peter never have to simultaneously fight two enemies?

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

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 significance did Andrew Vinius, Patrick Gordon, Francis Lefort, and the Jolly Company have in Peter's life?

Essay Topic 3

Why was the Tsar's Great Embassy one of only a couple of overwhelming events in his life?

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