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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 Khrushchev send to Havana?
(a) Mikoyan.
(b) Mao.
(c) Neizvestny.
(d) Solzhenitsyn.

2. What does Khrushchev compare the 5 major international events to?
(a) The end of civilization.
(b) A rat race.
(c) Children fighting.
(d) Playing chess in the dark.

3. What does Khrushchev demand in March of 1963 concerning the military?
(a) Cut in size.
(b) Increase size.
(c) Train on nuclear weapons.
(d) Unite with Cuba.

4. Discussed in Chapter 13, who does Khrushchev negotiate with to set up a provisional government?
(a) The Poles.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) The Czechs.

5. When is Khrushchev's first press conference?
(a) November 10, 1958.
(b) November 27, 1958.
(c) October 1, 1958.
(d) September 14, 1958.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 14, who is indicated as the USSR's leading war hero?

2. What happens to hundreds of protestors in 1957?

3. What is Khrushchev's reaction to the vote by the Presidium in 1959?

4. What do JFK's advisers suggest he avoid during a meeting with Khrushchev in Vienna?

5. On May 22, what country does Khrushchev claim the USSR will overtake?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Khrushchev describe Mikoyan in 1957?

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

5. How do Khrushchev's ideologies effect his takeover of foreign policy?

6. What does Khrushchev want from the trip to Cuba?

7. Why is the Central Committee's confirmation to divide the parties cause for bewilderment?

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

9. Why does Khrushchev somewhat fear the bombing plans discussed in Chapter 13?

10. Why is Khrushchev having nightmares about peace?

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