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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The Great Embassy, Chapters 17-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Sophia use Fedor's funeral to break tradition?
(a) Mourned, raged publicly.
(b) Mourned, cried publicly.
(c) Mourned, prayed privately.
(d) Mourned, chanted publicly.

2. Golitsyn was responsible for what foreign policy highpoint of the Regency?
(a) Return of Perm to Russian control.
(b) Return of Kazan to Russian control.
(c) Return of Kiev to Russian control.
(d) Return of Moscow to Russian control.

3. As many fundamentalists rallied behind Archpriest Avvakum, where did others populate?
(a) The far west.
(b) The far south.
(c) The far north.
(d) The far east.

4. What did Peter use to assess the plot and rid himself of the menace?
(a) Interrogations.
(b) Bribes.
(c) Threats.
(d) Tortues.

5. What title of Chapter 19 encapsulated Russian punishment methods?
(a) "Fire and Brimstone".
(b) "Fire and Knout."
(c) "Fire and Rope".
(d) "Fire and Death".

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Peter was shown in Chapter 6 as having preferred activities out of the way at _______________.

3. During what year did Muscovy's soldiers believe Sophia's rumors of treachery?

4. In 1695, Peter attacked Azov, the Turkish fortress, to end Tatar raids in the Ukraine and gain access to which sea?

5. How long did Peter send the "Great Embassy" to Europe to recruit and study?

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