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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, On the European Stage, Chapters 48-52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While he maintained his devotion to Orthodoxy, Peter investigated Anglicanism and was fascinated by which denomination?
(a) Methodists.
(b) Episcopalians.
(c) Quakers.
(d) Unitarians.

2. What were some ways Peter broke tradition beyond freeing himself of Eudoxia, shaving nobles' beards, and using decorations in lieu of land as rewards?
(a) Reforming Russian feudal system.
(b) Reforming the calendar and currency.
(c) Offering land in exchange for military service.
(d) Affording peasants, not serfs, voting rights.

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

4. What did Peter use to assess the plot and rid himself of the menace?
(a) Bribes.
(b) Interrogations.
(c) Tortues.
(d) Threats.

5. Peter's westward travels in 1716-1717 had the following three goals: to recover his health, to attend his niece's wedding, and to __________.
(a) Boost allies' support of the invasion of Spain.
(b) Boost allies' support of the invasion of Denmark.
(c) Boost allies' support of the invasion of England.
(d) Boost allies' support of the invasion of Sweden.

Short Answer Questions

1. The "Great Embassy" ended abruptly before a trip to ________________because word came that the Streltsy were rebelling?

2. Tsar Alexis is described as what type of ruler?

3. Chapter 36 brought spring's oppressive heat, but Charles XII rejected what at this point?

4. What title of Chapter 39 reflected the celebration of deliverance and foreign capitals that offered dynastic marriages and treaties?

5. Who kept order as Peter embarked on the "Great Embassy"?

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