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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, The Great Northern War, Chapters 22-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ivan and Peter were crowned as co-tsars, Sophia took over as __________.
(a) Governor.
(b) Princess.
(c) Regent.
(d) Queen.

2. In Chapter 25, Peter attacked a 13th-century Estonian seaport fortress that was defended by how many men?
(a) 700.
(b) 1,900.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 1,100.

3. Tsar Alexis is described as what type of ruler?
(a) Republican.
(b) Democrat.
(c) Demigod.
(d) Monarch.

4. "Great Embassy" member in Russia felt that Europeans who embraced music, art, literature, and science were _________.
(a) "Iconoclasts."
(b) "Pagans."
(c) "Heretics."
(d) "Agnostics."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 21 reflected Peter was back at his highest priority, finding in his shipyards any waste, shortages, or ________.

2. After invading the Kremlin, for how many days did Muscovy's soldiers kill boyars?

3. Peter evaded an anti-Swedish alliance in Prussia to concentrate on whom?

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

5. Peter was humiliated across Europe when Swedes broke through what type of defenses that the Russians built at Narva?

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