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