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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is murdered under Khrushchev's orders?
(a) Malenkov.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Romzha.
(d) Ryl'ski.

2. What is Khrushchev's socioeconomic status growing up?
(a) Aristocratic.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Upper class.
(d) Middle class.

3. Who takes over as party leader after Khrushchev leaves office?
(a) Mikoyan.
(b) Brezhnev.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Kosygin.

4. By Kremlin standards, how is Khrushchev regarded?
(a) Sympathetic.
(b) A nice guy.
(c) Cruel.
(d) Ineffective.

5. When does Hitler invade Poland?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1940.

6. Why does Stalin force his company to drink excessively?
(a) To socialize.
(b) So he does not drink alone.
(c) To loosen their tongues.
(d) To have fun.

7. What is significant about the chemistry students that Khrushchev begins to work with?
(a) The student is a future Noble Prize winner.
(b) The student is Stalin's wife.
(c) The student is Stalin.
(d) The student will be Khrushchev's future wife.

8. When is Khrushchev born?
(a) October 1, 1921.
(b) April 15, 1894.
(c) April 15, 1908.
(d) June 23, 1884.

9. In 1953, where is Khrushchev in the Kremlin hierarchy?
(a) Middle management.
(b) Top.
(c) Last.
(d) 2nd or 3rd.

10. What type of city does Khrushchev move to in 1908?
(a) Business.
(b) Farm.
(c) Industrial.
(d) Miner.

11. After the verbal assault on Khrushchev in 1964, what is he forced to do?
(a) Retire.
(b) Stand trial.
(c) Retaliate.
(d) Apologize.

12. When does the biggest tank battle in history take place?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1943.

13. What does starvation around the country lead to?
(a) Cooperation.
(b) Cannibalism.
(c) Rationing.
(d) Stealing.

14. How much of the USSR's wealth does WWII claim?
(a) 40%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 60%.

15. What do Khrushchev's children warn him of?
(a) Staying in Moscow too long.
(b) Unloyal friends.
(c) Conspiracy.
(d) Losing the election.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do students study at the academy, as discussed in Chapter 5?

2. How many Ukrainians die during WWII?

3. Where does Khrushchev's wife, Nina, work?

4. What does education offer men during the time discussed in Chapter 3?

5. How does Khrushchev feel about his father taking him out of school?

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