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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Patkul, an anti-Swede from __________, stirred Peter and Augustus to action against Charles XII?

2. In what year did Peter first visit Archangel, Russia's only port near the Arctic Circle?

3. 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?

4. How long did Peter work at the Dutch company to learn his trade?

5. The "Great Embassy" was led by Lefort, two key diplomats, and ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did King William find Peter shortly following his arrival in London?

2. What was Moscow like in Peter's youth?

3. When Sophia became regent, what immediate test did she face?

4. What were Peter's distinguishing physical characteristics when he was age 22?

5. What significant affairs transpired during Sophia's reign?

6. What was the youth of Charles XII of Sweden like?

7. What was the astonishing test Peter applied to the welcome which noblemen offered him when he returned from the Great Embassy tour?

8. What sequence transpired that resulted in Peter coming to power?

9. When he came to power, what was the confrontation Charles XII faced with Peter?

10. Why was Peter anxious to meet King William of England in Holland?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why was Charles XII no longer welcome in the Sublime Court toward the end of 1713? What plot developed out of the decision to send Charles back home, via one means or another? What was the outcome of this scheme?

Essay Topic 2

What actions did Peter take in the usurpation of Sophia?

Essay Topic 3

How did the description of Peter's later years at court while in St. Petersburg given by Ambassador Frederich Christian Weber of Hanover compare with that of court life twenty years prior in Moscow presented by Johann-Georg Korb, secretary to a visiting Austrian ambassador?

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