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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, On the European Stage, Chapters 53-57.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Due to the French monarch's age, who served as Regent for Louis XV?
(a) Philippe, Duc d'Orléans.
(b) Abbé Guillaume Duboi.
(c) Charles Eugene, Duc Du Croy.
(d) Anthony Devier.

2. Peter failed in his efforts with Leopold I to gain an ally against the Turks, as Austria was seeking peace in anticipation of new warfare in _____________.
(a) The East.
(b) The North.
(c) The West.
(d) The South.

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

4. Why did Peter go incognito to complete his education?
(a) To escape possible ridicule.
(b) To avoid the hated ceremony.
(c) For fear of attack.
(d) To gain military intelligence.

5. Where did Alexis finally seek asylum after originally being ordered by Peter to go to Copenhagen?
(a) Prussia.
(b) Austria.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Hungary.

Short Answer Questions

1. While his people yearned for peace, Charles XII drafted new troops, raised taxes, and was aided by Baron Georg Heinrich von Goertz in becoming what?

2. Protestants sought to keep Charles XII apart from whom?

3. How many Dutch specialists and officers did the "Great Embassy" send to Russia?

4. The rulers of which two Christian principalities secretly agreed to help in fighting Turkey?

5. Peter conquered coastal Finland, invaded the Aland Islands, and seized how many ships off Cape Hangö in one summer?

(see the answer key)

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