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The Battle of Poltava - Quiz
  • 1. In which year did the Battle of Poltava take place?
A) 1711
B) 1710
C) 1709
D) 1708
  • 2. Who was the leader of the Russian forces during the battle?
A) Ivan the Terrible
B) Catherine the Great
C) Peter the Great
D) Charles XII
  • 3. Where did the Battle of Poltava take place?
A) Near Poltava, Ukraine
B) Warsaw, Poland
C) Stockholm, Sweden
D) St. Petersburg, Russia
  • 4. What was the strategic significance of the battle?
A) Started the Great Northern War
B) Brought peace to the region
C) Marked the decline of Swedish power
D) Established Swedish dominance in Eastern Europe
  • 5. Which war was the Battle of Poltava a part of?
A) The Great Northern War
B) The Napoleonic Wars
C) The Thirty Years' War
D) The Russo-Turkish War
  • 6. Who was the King of Sweden during the battle?
A) Charles XI
B) Frederick I
C) Gustavus II Adolphus
D) Charles XII
  • 7. Who was a prominent Russian general at Poltava?
A) General Boris Sheremetev
B) General Mikhail Kutuzov
C) General Joseph Stalin
D) General Alexander Suvorov
  • 8. Which fortification did the Swedes besiege prior to the battle?
A) The city of Poltava
B) The city of Helsinki
C) The city of Smolensk
D) The city of Riga
  • 9. What was a consequence of the Russian victory?
A) Sweden regained dominance in the region
B) Poland unified with Sweden
C) Russia became a major European power
D) The Ottoman Empire increased its influence
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