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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. Peter won over the Patriarch, threatened to kill any who opposed him, and then commanded all foreign officers to do what?
(a) Rally behind him.
(b) Surrender or face death.
(c) Leave, return home.
(d) Lay down their arms.

2. Chapter 5 provided background on the "Old Believers" revolt against ritual reforms in the church that dated from ___________.
(a) Alexis' day.
(b) Brutus' day.
(c) Genghis Khan's day.
(d) Peter's day.

3. How long did Peter work at the Dutch company to learn his trade?
(a) Eight months.
(b) One year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Four months.

4. How long did Peter send the "Great Embassy" to Europe to recruit and study?
(a) Thirty months.
(b) Twenty-four months.
(c) Eighteen months.
(d) Twelve months.

5. How many Dutch specialists and officers did the "Great Embassy" send to Russia?
(a) 560.
(b) 460.
(c) 540.
(d) 640.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Peter go incognito to complete his education?

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

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

4. Patriarch Nikon, who challenged Alexis and sternly enforced his own views, was deposed in what year?

5. What happened to Peter's great fleet when he sent an envoy on the first Russian warship to enter the Black Sea?

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