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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On May 22, what country does Khrushchev claim the USSR will overtake?
(a) USA.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

2. The 20th Congress is the first regularly scheduled Congress since when?
(a) 1938,
(b) 1937.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1940.

3. What does Khrushchev look for from the United States in 1958?
(a) Invitation to visit.
(b) The President's approval of his plans.
(c) Approval for increased military support from the U.S.
(d) A peace treaty.

4. Who do the people blame for the food shortages in 1961?
(a) Khrushchev.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Tvardovsky.
(d) Evtushenko.

5. What do planners of Operation Grandslam hope keeps the Soviets unprepared?
(a) Poor intelligence.
(b) Failing economy.
(c) False hope for peace.
(d) May Day.

6. What are Kennedy's advisers called?
(a) ExComm.
(b) POTUSADV.
(c) The Kennedy team.
(d) Presidential team.

7. How many party leaders and citizens are involved in discussions for implementing Khrushchev's draft program?
(a) 2.5 million.
(b) 25.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 4.6 million.

8. What policy alienates the Chinese and creates false holes in the Soviet Union?
(a) Geneva Convention.
(b) East-West Peace treaty.
(c) America First.
(d) U.N Relations Policies.

9. When is Khrushchev's plan to divide the party realized?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1962.

10. In what year does the 20th Congress reconvene?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1956.

11. When is Khrushchev's draft program established?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1962.

12. As discussed in Chapter 14, what is Khrushchev defenseless against?
(a) The 21st Congress.
(b) His own weaknesses.
(c) Lenin.
(d) Stalin.

13. What U.S. pilot is captured by the Soviets after parachuting out of his downed plane?
(a) Reston.
(b) Powers.
(c) Lindenburg.
(d) Thorez.

14. Who does Khrushchev restore from exile after Stalin's death?
(a) Molotov.
(b) Malenkov.
(c) Zhukov.
(d) Kaganovich.

15. How many chief assistants does Khrushchev have?
(a) 4.
(b) 20.
(c) 9.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Presidium vote against in 1959?

2. What type of existence does Khrushchev demand with the United States?

3. What is the goal of the Russians during Chapter 19?

4. Who is blamed for proposing the first nuclear strike?

5. What does Khrushchev compare the 5 major international events to?

(see the answer keys)

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