World - Ch. 4.5 Quiz A

Peter the Great is known for ______?

• modernizing Russia

• expanding Russia's territory

• travelling to the Americas

• freeing the serfs

Why did Peter the Great decide to go and spend time in Western Europe?

• to find a wife

• to study western technology and bring back the knowledge to Russia

• to avoid his family

• to study the new Protestant religions

What were Peter's contributions to improving trade for Russia?

• introducing the skill of shipbuilding

• acquiring a warm-water port

• acquiring a port along the Baltic coast

• having good diplomatic relations with the Ottoman Empire

Peter the Great ordered nobles to shave off their beards.

If they refused, nobles had to _____________

• face torture

• send their sons to serve in the army

• pay a "beard tax" in order to keep their beard

• serve Peter in the form of forced labor

Which of the following did NOT occur as a result of the rule of Peter the Great?

• The Russian Empire expanded

• The serfs were freed and given rights

• people were tortured

• Many of his reforms died with Peter and Russia went back to many of its old ways

Check all that apply for Catherine the Great, empress/czarina of Russia.

• She gave nobles more power over serfs and repressed serfs when they rebelled.

• Like Peter, during Catherine's reign more peasants became serfs.

• She made French the official language of Russia.

• She began state sponsored education for boys and girls.

True or False? Due to the explorations of Vitus Bering who had been hired by Peter the Great, Russian pioneers ended up moving to California.

• True

• False

Choose the group that mostly benefitted from Catherine the Great's rule.

• Peasants

• Serfs

• Nobles

• the Poles, Polish people

What was the great symbol of Peter's desire to create a modern Russia?

• the golden carriage

• the factories and mines

• the Russian Orthodox Church

• the city of St. Petersburg

Where did Peter and subsequent czars send perceived enemies or political opponents in order to exile them (to get them out of Russia)?