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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. Peter won over the Patriarch, threatened to kill any who opposed him, and then commanded all foreign officers to do what?
(a) Leave, return home.
(b) Surrender or face death.
(c) Rally behind him.
(d) Lay down their arms.

2. What was the result of Golitsyn's encounter with the Khan of the Crimea?
(a) One failed and one victorious campaigns.
(b) Two failed campaigns.
(c) One victorious campaign.
(d) One failed campaign.

3. Peter dealt harshly with robbers and beggars, especially ones who ________________.
(a) Threatened women.
(b) Threatened foreigners.
(c) Threatened the ill or handicapped.
(d) Threatened children.

4. The "Great Embassy" was led by Lefort, two key diplomats, and ____________.
(a) "Volunteers."
(b) "Students."
(c) "Educators."
(d) "Engineers."

5. Peter engaged which philosopher to oversee administrative, educational, and legal reforms?
(a) Francis Lefort.
(b) Gottfried von Leibniz.
(c) Stanislaus Lesczynski.
(d) Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Catherine first married Peter quietly in _______, and later, with full pomp in ________.

2. Peter's meddling with Ahmed's restive subjects in ______was covered in Chapter 41.

3. According to Chapter 29, what positive improvements were part of Peter's reign?

4. On which bank did Peter's and others' mansions rise?

5. Avoiding open warfare in Poland, where did the Russians retreat to?

(see the answer key)

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