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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. The King of Poland convinced Peter to undertake a joint war against which nation?
(a) France.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Greece.
(d) Spain.

2. How long did it take to build the Fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul by hand?
(a) Five months.
(b) Fifteen months.
(c) Twenty months.
(d) Ten months.

3. The "Great Embassy" ended abruptly before a trip to ________________because word came that the Streltsy were rebelling?
(a) Warsaw.
(b) Constantinople.
(c) Dresden.
(d) Venice.

4. Charles XII broke traditions, proved rash in using disciplined troops, and forced battles. How long did it take for Russia to stand up to him?
(a) Months.
(b) Years.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Several decades.

5. Patkul, an anti-Swede from __________, stirred Peter and Augustus to action against Charles XII?
(a) Estonia.
(b) Ingria.
(c) Karelia.
(d) Livonia,

Short Answer Questions

1. Reports that the Streltsy were marching against him sent Peter in flight by night to the historic Troitsky Monastery______________.

2. Peter won over the Patriarch, threatened to kill any who opposed him, and then commanded all foreign officers to do what?

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

4. In Chapter 7, Sophia installed new cohorts including her lover, Prince Vasily Golitsyn, and which others?

5. Seventeenth century European wars were shown to be steadily growing in deadliness and scope, yet what rules were they still obeying?

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