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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Peter found evidence of Alexis' whereabouts, where did Charles VI move Alexis?
(a) Naples.
(b) Rome.
(c) Sicily.
(d) Venice.

2. Which Councillor of State controlled French foreign policy because of the age of Louis XV?
(a) Philippe, Duc d'Orléans.
(b) Charles Eugene, Duc Du Croy.
(c) Abbé Guillaume Dubois.
(d) Anthony Devier.

3. Who died in 1715 after giving birth to Peter, a son?
(a) Chevelle.
(b) Cecilia.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Charlotte.

4. In Chapter 29, where were open rebellions by Streltsy repressed?
(a) Astrakhan, Bashkirs, Lipetsk.
(b) Astrakhan, Bashkirs, Don Cossacks.
(c) Bashkirs, Don Cossacks, Lipetsk.
(d) Astrakhan, Don Cossacks, Lipetsk.

5. Entering Peter's world through Lefort, how did Massie describe Alexander Menshikov in Chapter 28?
(a) Talented, greedy, dangerous.
(b) Fearless, edutated, dangerous.
(c) Educated, calculating, fearless.
(d) Calculating, greedy, talented.

6. What title of Chapter 39 reflected the celebration of deliverance and foreign capitals that offered dynastic marriages and treaties?
(a) "The Fruits of Poltava."
(b) "The Fruits of Pryluky."
(c) "The Fruits of Pervomaisk."
(d) "The Fruits of Perechyn."

7. What was Peter's view of his niece's marriage?
(a) Pleased him.
(b) Displeased him.
(c) Withheld judgment.
(d) No concern.

8. St. Petersburg expanded from Petrograd Island onto the mainland, then downstream to where?
(a) Goloday Island.
(b) Decembrist's Island.
(c) Dekabristov Island.
(d) Vasilevsky Island.

9. How was Louis XV related to Louis XIV?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Grandson.
(c) Son.
(d) Great grandson.

10. Chapter 46 examined the rapid growth of St. Petersburg following what year?
(a) 1707.
(b) 1713.
(c) 1711.
(d) 1709.

11. Whom did Peter's son Alexis marry in Chapter 43?
(a) Princess Cecilia.
(b) Princess Charlotte.
(c) Princess Chevelle.
(d) Princess Champagne.

12. Russia captured Riga and _________.
(a) Vyborg,
(b) Vyksa.
(c) Vysokovsk.
(d) Vysotsk.

13. Peter in 1704 seized Narva and Dorpat to protect _______and restore the army's honor.
(a) St. Petersburg.
(b) Novosibirsk
(c) .Nizhny Novgorod.
(d) Moscow.

14. While his people yearned for peace, Charles XII drafted new troops, raised taxes, and was aided by Baron Georg Heinrich von Goertz in becoming what?
(a) Both his voice and brain.
(b) Support, but not his brain.
(c) His voice if not his brain.
(d) His brain but not his voice.

15. After being cornered, what areas did Peter abandon that resulted in his survival and making peace with Charles XII?
(a) Poland, Slovakia, Tagonrog.
(b) Azov, Slovakia, Tagonrog.
(c) Azov, Poland, Tagonrog.
(d) Azov, Poland, Slovakia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Peter was heading home via which city when he met Prussia's King Frederick I and his son Frederick William?

3. England's William I, who had sent the fleet each summer to advance Hanover's interests, reversed alliances for what reason?

4. Although Mazeppa had run into his arms, why was Charles XII desperate?

5. Who was the only individual who stood by Peter against William I?

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