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Quiz about Peter the Great
Quiz about Peter the Great

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The life and reign of Peter the Great.

A multiple-choice quiz by sigs42. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
sigs42
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
295,823
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
562
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (0/10), Guest 109 (2/10), jmel2 (2/10).
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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


Question 2 of 10
2. What 'commoner' name did Peter go under during his 'Great Embassy' to the west? Hint


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


Question 4 of 10
4. On which of the following did Peter introduce a highly unpopular tax? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What was the name of Peter's son who was put to death in 1718? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The Great Northern War was fought against which other northern European power? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In what year did Peter found his new capital of St. Petersburg? Hint


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


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


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



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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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