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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. Where did Peter build an outpost that grew into the Kronstadt naval base?
(a) Gotland Island.
(b) Kotlin Island.
(c) Bornholm Island.
(d) Wolin Island.

2. Upon meeting King Louis XV, Peter shocked the French by lifting him up and ___________.
(a) Hugging, kissing him.
(b) Tossing, catching him.
(c) Holding, giving piggy-back rides.
(d) Tickling, singing to him.

3. Entering Peter's world through Lefort, how did Massie describe Alexander Menshikov in Chapter 28?
(a) Educated, calculating, fearless.
(b) Fearless, edutated, dangerous.
(c) Calculating, greedy, talented.
(d) Talented, greedy, dangerous.

4. According to Chapter 50, what had Peter been oblivious to and curious about before Paris in 1717?
(a) Oblivious to majesty, curious about everything.
(b) Oblivious to grandeur, curious about architecture.
(c) Oblivious to pomp, curious about museums.
(d) Oblivious to resplendence, curious about theater.

5. Although Mazeppa had run into his arms, why was Charles XII desperate?
(a) He was deep in enemy territory, low on food and gunpowder.
(b) He was surrounded, low on food and gunpowder.
(c) His troops wanted to surrender.
(d) His army was divided, low on food and medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Peter born?

2. Where did Alexis finally seek asylum after originally being ordered by Peter to go to Copenhagen?

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

4. What was William III doing in Holland when the "Great Embassy" arrived?

5. How soon after Goertz went to Charles XII about having negotiated with Norway without authorization did Charles die?

(see the answer key)

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