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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Old Muscovy, Chapters 7-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, Sophia installed new cohorts including her lover, Prince Vasily Golitsyn, and which others?
(a) Prime minister, cultural counselor.
(b) Defense minister, political advisor.
(c) Financial advisor, religious minister.
(d) Chief advisor, principle minister.

2. Whom did Peter tax after his eventual triumph at Azov?
(a) The church, merchants.
(b) Landowners, commoners.
(c) Merchants, landowners.
(d) Landowners, the church.

3. At what age did Peter lose his father?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

4. Chapter 1 described Moscow in what period?
(a) The 1680s.
(b) The 1650s.
(c) The 1660s.
(d) The 1670s.

5. For how many years was Anna Mons the mistress of Peter?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Peter first visit Archangel, Russia's only port near the Arctic Circle?

2. Which two carousing groups did Peter form that convinced many he was the Antichrist?

3. Upset by Sophia, whom did the boyars rally around?

4. What was the result of Golitsyn's encounter with the Khan of the Crimea?

5. Peter's passion for sailing began when he and his tutor found, refurbished, and took a boat out on what lake?

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