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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. Who does Stalin betray in Chapter 11?
(a) The Kremlin.
(b) Lenin.
(c) Khrushchev.
(d) The Chinese.

2. What does Khrushchev take control of before defeating the "anti-party" group?
(a) Appropriations.
(b) Government.
(c) Community relations.
(d) Foreign Policy.

3. How does the U.S. respond to the U-2 incident that led to the capture of a U.S. pilot?
(a) Demand the release of the pilot.
(b) Lies.
(c) Comes clean.
(d) They never find out the pilot was captured.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Khrushchev demand in March of 1963 concerning the military?

2. What does Khrushchev report positively on to the Presidium during Chapter 17?

3. What are Kennedy's advisers called?

4. Where do Khrushchev and the Gang of Eight meet during Chapter 12?

5. Who is the driving force behind the 1962 anti-Stalin campaign?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the U.S. twice tarnished during summit meetings?

2. What evidence suggests Khrushchev's "Top Secret" speech was meant to be leaked?

3. What is the agricultural harvest like in 1958?

4. What is the purpose of camp literature?

5. Why is the pro-Khrushchev petition accepted?

6. How are Khrushchev and the government feeling after congress meets in 1956?

7. Discuss what happens to religion after 1961 under Khrushchev.

8. Why do foreign ministers meet in Geneva on May 11?

9. What occurs at the Soviet Defense Council meeting discussed in Chapter 19?

10. What does Khrushchev discuss during the 22nd Congress?

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