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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, On the European Stage, Chapters 48-52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where did Peter seek a mediator or ally after determining that fanatical Charles XII was certain to invade Russia?
(a) Britain, Denmark, Finland, Karelia, Prussia.
(b) Britain, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Prussia.
(c) Denmark, France, Livonia, Netherlands, Western Poland.
(d) Britain, Estonia, France, Ingria, Netherlands.

2. Peter evaded an anti-Swedish alliance in Prussia to concentrate on whom?
(a) Poles.
(b) Turks.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

3. Peter himself went incognito among the 250-member staff as whom?
(a) Peter Mikhailov.
(b) Peter Makarov.
(c) Peter Voznitsyn.
(d) Peter Golovin.

4. Who kept order as Peter embarked on the "Great Embassy"?
(a) Nikolaevna.
(b) Romodanovsky.
(c) Streltsy.
(d) Novodevichy.

5. Peter's westward travels in 1716-1717 had the following three goals: to recover his health, to attend his niece's wedding, and to __________.
(a) Boost allies' support of the invasion of Denmark.
(b) Boost allies' support of the invasion of England.
(c) Boost allies' support of the invasion of Sweden.
(d) Boost allies' support of the invasion of Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 15 reflected William III, simultaneously King of England and Stadholder of Holland, as __________.

2. Peter in 1704 seized Narva and Dorpat to protect _______and restore the army's honor.

3. According to Chapter 29, what positive improvements were part of Peter's reign?

4. Which Councillor of State controlled French foreign policy because of the age of Louis XV?

5. What was the name of the frigate Peter helped to construct?

(see the answer key)

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