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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. Leopold I promised not to relinquish gains Peter made at Azov, but he offered no assistance in gaining entry to which sea?
(a) Baltic Sea.
(b) Black Sea.
(c) Mediterranean Sea.
(d) Adriatic Sea.

2. When did the founding of St. Petersburg transpire?
(a) 1703.
(b) 1705.
(c) 1707.
(d) 1701.

3. In Chapter 3, who was Sophia?
(a) Half-sister.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Sister.
(d) Cousin.

4. Which two carousing groups did Peter form that convinced many he was the Antichrist?
(a) "Imbibing Crewmen" and "Happy Swordsmen."
(b) "Jolly Muskateers" and "Laughing Bandits."
(c) "Merry Helmsmen" and "Roistering Angels."
(d) "Jolly Company" and "Drunken Synod."

5. After his mother died, Peter returned to Archangel, launched a ship, almost drowned on another, and took delivery and command of a warship built where?
(a) Poland.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Holland.
(d) Finland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sweden, overextended at the peak of its power, ruled Estonia, Ingria, Finland, Karelia, Western Pomerania, Livonia, and ports near what location?

2. Peter was shown in Chapter 6 as having preferred activities out of the way at _______________.

3. As many fundamentalists rallied behind Archpriest Avvakum, where did others populate?

4. What title of Chapter 19 encapsulated Russian punishment methods?

5. The new army under Sheremetev used artillery rebuilt from scratch using melted down iron from _______.

(see the answer key)

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