Story of the World: Early Modern Times Chpt 26

Catherine the Great was not Russian. Her father was from ____, and her mother was from ____.

• Ghana, South Africa

• Greece, Switzerland

• Germany, Sweden

Shortly after Catherine and Peter were engaged, he came down with _____.

• smallpox

• COVID

• scarlet fever

Peter had always loved the _____ army and forced the Russian army to dress, march, and fight like it.

• Persian

• Prussian

• Peruvian

The head priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, the _____ pronounced Catherine the Empress of Russia.

• Metropolis

• Metronome

• Metropolitan

____ invited Catherine to come to Russia.

• Peter Ulrich

• Empress Elizabeth

• Peter the Great

• the royal guard

Catherine first traveled to the Russian capital city of _____.

• Archangel

• Narva

• Moscow

• St. Petersburg

Why did Catherine dislike Peter?

• He was rude to the servants and courtiers.

• He made unpleasant noises and loud jokes in church

• He refused to speak Russian.

• all of the above

After her wedding, Catherine spent many hours reading books about_____.

• history and philosophy

• military tactics

• the emperors of Rome

• all of the above

What did Catherine do when Empress Elizabeth died?

• She went to the cathedral every day to mourn.

• She immediately claimed the throne for herself.

• She paid the army to overthrow her husband.

• She threw huge feasts and told the court not to wear mourning clothes.

Where did Peter get money for the royal treasury?

• He sold many of the imperial jewels.

• He sold peasants as slaves to Russia’s enemies.

• He sold land that belonged to the Russian Orthodox Church.

• He borrowed money from one of Russia’s enemies.