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Tough Peter the Great Quiz | 10 Questions | People

The life and reign of Peter the Great.

A multiple-choice quiz by sigs42. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
sigs42

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
295,823

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Tough

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of Peter's older half-sister who ruled as regent from 1682-1689? Hint

Alexandra

Sophia

Catherine

Nataliya

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Question 2 of 10

2. What 'commoner' name did Peter go under during his 'Great Embassy' to the west? Hint

Peter Mikhailov

Peter Romanov

Peter Muscovite

Peter Naryshkina

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Question 3 of 10

3. Whilst in Britain, Peter and his entourage stayed at, and trashed, a famous writer's house. Who owned this house? Hint

Daniel Defoe

John Evelyn

Jonathan Swift

Christopher Marlowe

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Question 4 of 10

4. On which of the following did Peter introduce a highly unpopular tax? Hint

windows

beards

vodka

potatoes

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of Peter's son who was put to death in 1718? Hint

Nicholas

Peter

Alexis

Ivan

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Great Northern War was fought against which other northern European power? Hint

Norway

Prussia

Denmark

Sweden

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what year did Peter found his new capital of St. Petersburg? Hint

1703

1709

1695

1721

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the name of the land battle in the Great Northern War where Russia was heavily defeated in 1701? Hint

Poltava

Narva

Azov

St Petersburg

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Question 9 of 10

9. What social stratification system did Peter introduce in 1722 to encourage the nobility to be more 'useful' to Russia? Hint

Table of Nobles

Table of Ranks

Rank of Nobles

Duma

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what year did Peter the Great die? Hint

1725

1740

1730

1735

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of Peter's older half-sister who ruled as regent from 1682-1689?

Answer: Sophia

Sophia was put into power following the revolt of the Streltsy in 1682. After her removal from power she was placed in a convent.

2. What 'commoner' name did Peter go under during his 'Great Embassy' to the west?

Answer: Peter Mikhailov

Naryshkina was his mother's family name. Peter went under cover in order to learn technical skills such as ship-building in the Netherlands and Britain.

3. Whilst in Britain, Peter and his entourage stayed at, and trashed, a famous writer's house. Who owned this house?

Answer: John Evelyn

Peter was infamous for his rowdy parties. John Evelyn describes the state of his house after Peter's visit in his diaries - furniture was broken, the garden was dug up.

4. On which of the following did Peter introduce a highly unpopular tax?

Answer: beards

As well as being revenue raising, the beard tax was part of the programme of 'westernisation'.

5. What was the name of Peter's son who was put to death in 1718?

Answer: Alexis

Peter is said to have overseen the torture of his son himself.

6. The Great Northern War was fought against which other northern European power?

Answer: Sweden

Sweden's empire was vast until defeat by Peter.

7. In what year did Peter found his new capital of St. Petersburg?

Answer: 1703

According to tradition Peter laid the foundation stone himself in order to create this 'window to the west'.

8. What was the name of the land battle in the Great Northern War where Russia was heavily defeated in 1701?

Answer: Narva

The battles for Azov were against the Turks in the south. Poltava, 1709, was the battle that reversed the result of Narva and signalled the rise of Russia as a great European power.

9. What social stratification system did Peter introduce in 1722 to encourage the nobility to be more 'useful' to Russia?

Answer: Table of Ranks

The Table of Ranks effectively put the upper reaches of Russian society into a bureaucratic hierarchy tied to the state either through civil administration or the armed forces. (This was to some extent based on the model of the Austrian Empire).

10. In what year did Peter the Great die?

Answer: 1725

Apparently Peter caught a chill whilst inspecting works and died a few days later.

Source: Author sigs42

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