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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Peter evaded an anti-Swedish alliance in Prussia to concentrate on whom?
(a) French.
(b) Poles.
(c) Turks.
(d) Spanish.

2. Martha Skavronskaya, a peasant girl Sheremetev captured, later became Peter's wife and successor as _________.
(a) Martha II.
(b) Martha I.
(c) Catherine I.
(d) Catherine II.

3. The new army under Sheremetev used artillery rebuilt from scratch using melted down iron from _______.
(a) Church bells.
(b) Cemetery and church gates.
(c) Old cannons.
(d) Tools, farming implements.

4. What was William III doing in Holland when the "Great Embassy" arrived?
(a) Concluding one war, preparing for another,
(b) Conducting two wars simultaneously.
(c) Preparing for a war abroad,
(d) Concluding two separate wars,

5. As many fundamentalists rallied behind Archpriest Avvakum, where did others populate?
(a) The far east.
(b) The far west.
(c) The far north.
(d) The far south.

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

7. What observation could be made about Peter given that he enjoyed Mock-Synod celebrations at Christmas and before Lent, stood with troops rather than the Patriarch at Epiphany when the Moscow River is blessed, and ended executions with bodies being buried as Lent begins?
(a) Peter's actions were predictable.
(b) Peter's reasoning was systematic.
(c) Peter's exploits were well thought out.
(d) Peter's moods swang unpredictably.

8. Chapter 15 reflected William III, simultaneously King of England and Stadholder of Holland, as __________.
(a) Sovereign Prince of Champagne-Ardenne,
(b) Sovereign Prince of Bordeaux,
(c) Sovereign Prince of Orange,
(d) Sovereign Prince of Buckingham,

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

10. Upset by Sophia, whom did the boyars rally around?
(a) The Nerchinks.
(b) The Nesterovs.
(c) The Naryshkins.
(d) The Natalyas.

11. Who kept order as Peter embarked on the "Great Embassy"?
(a) Nikolaevna.
(b) Streltsy.
(c) Romodanovsky.
(d) Novodevichy.

12. Reports that the Streltsy were marching against him sent Peter in flight by night to the historic Troitsky Monastery______________.
(a) On Angarsk.
(b) On Nizhnevartovsk.
(c) On Veliky Novgorod.
(d) On Preobrazhenskoe.

13. In Chapter 7, Sophia installed new cohorts including her lover, Prince Vasily Golitsyn, and which others?
(a) Prime minister, cultural counselor.
(b) Chief advisor, principle minister.
(c) Financial advisor, religious minister.
(d) Defense minister, political advisor.

14. 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) Years.
(b) Several decades.
(c) Months.
(d) Weeks.

15. William III met Peter, long an admirer of his military exploits against _____________.
(a) The Greek Orthodox Church.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Protestantism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the result of Golitsyn's encounter with the Khan of the Crimea?

2. Where did Peter build an outpost that grew into the Kronstadt naval base?

3. When did Charles XII launch his surprise campaign against Narva?

4. Peter was concerned by the loss at Narva, but he spared nothing to outfit and train his new army under whom?

5. Peter failed in his efforts with Leopold I to gain an ally against the Turks, as Austria was seeking peace in anticipation of new warfare in _____________.

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