View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Peter born?
(a) June 30, 1672.
(b) April 30, 1672.
(c) August 30, 1672.
(d) May 30, 1672.

2. When Fedor died in 1682 without an heir, the choice was between Peter and ____________.
(a) Fedor's physically-challenged brother, Ivan.
(b) Fedor's healthy brother, Ivan.
(c) Fedor's physically-challenged cousin, Ivan.
(d) Fedor's healthy cousin, Ivan.

3. Since Peter needed a more systematic approach to naval concerns, he visited England. How long was he in England?
(a) Six months.
(b) Ten months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Eight months.

4. What happened to Peter's great fleet when he sent an envoy on the first Russian warship to enter the Black Sea?
(a) Sold, leaving sailors to march back.
(b) Rotted unused for lack of purpose.
(c) Relinquished as part of the truce.
(d) Engaged in future warfare service.

5. Golitsyn was responsible for what foreign policy highpoint of the Regency?
(a) Return of Kazan to Russian control.
(b) Return of Perm to Russian control.
(c) Return of Moscow to Russian control.
(d) Return of Kiev to Russian control.

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

7. Peter himself went incognito among the 250-member staff as whom?
(a) Peter Mikhailov.
(b) Peter Golovin.
(c) Peter Voznitsyn.
(d) Peter Makarov.

8. 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 _____________.
(a) The East.
(b) The South.
(c) The West.
(d) The North.

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

10. Chapter 20 drew heavily on accounts by an Austrian named ______________________who depicts Peter partying as the events in the previous chapters unfold.
(a) Johann-Georg Korb.
(b) Bernhard Victor Schmidt.
(c) Georg-Johann Korb.
(d) Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.

11. For how many years was Anna Mons the mistress of Peter?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

12. How long did Peter work at the Dutch company to learn his trade?
(a) Four months.
(b) One year.
(c) Eight months.
(d) Six months.

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

14. Sweden, overextended at the peak of its power, ruled Estonia, Ingria, Finland, Karelia, Western Pomerania, Livonia, and ports near what location?
(a) England.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Croatia.
(d) Spain.

15. What happened to Sophia after her inner circle was tortured and Peter refused to see her?
(a) She was banished to Golitsyn's place of exile.
(b) She was sent for life to Novodevichy Convent.
(c) She was executed.
(d) She was forced to see the torture and execution of her inner circle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Sophia surveyed the plight of women in 17th-century Russia and ______________in particular.

3. What was William III doing in Holland when the "Great Embassy" arrived?

4. When Ivan and Peter were crowned as co-tsars, Sophia took over as __________.

5. In Chapter 3, who was Sophia?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 494 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample