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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stalin think Voroshilov is during the 19th Congress in 1952?
(a) Worthy of a higher office.
(b) A Western spy.
(c) A loyal supporter.
(d) No longer useful.

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

3. Who does Khrushchev marry in 1914?
(a) Nedezhda.
(b) Yefrosinia.
(c) Vera.
(d) Nina.

4. Who is assassinated in Leningrad in 1934?
(a) Kaganovich.
(b) Vera.
(c) Kalinovka.
(d) Kriov.

5. What is the majority of education that Khrushchev receives?
(a) Self-educated.
(b) University.
(c) From parents.
(d) Life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Zhdanov and Voznesnsky in 1950?

2. What does the spetsgurppy refer to?

3. When does Khrushchev know Stalin no longer trusts him?

4. What reason does the government give for Khrushchev's leaving office?

5. Where does Khrushchev go in 1908 to join his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect does Khrushchev's ability to tell stories have while trying to make connections?

2. Why does Khrushchev demand to be the lead person for agriculture upon becoming the party leader?

3. What type of students attend the academy that Khrushchev was accepted into?

4. What does Khrushchev begin to do while working as an apprentice?

5. What is Stalin's personality like after his heart attacks in 1954 and 1947?

6. Why does Khrushchev begin to defend the people against his own government?

7. What argument is made by Malenkov and Khrushchev concerning Beria?

8. Why does Khrushchev prefer pseudo-science?

9. How does Stalin feel about Khrushchev's reform plans?

10. What problems follow Khrushchev to the academy?

(see the answer keys)

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