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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Khrushchev's socioeconomic status growing up?

2. What do Khrushchev's children warn him of?

3. What happens to Stalin on March 1, 1953?

4. What does the spetsgurppy refer to?

5. In 1953, where is Khrushchev in the Kremlin hierarchy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Khrushchev's family flee Kiev?

3. Why does Khrushchev prefer pseudo-science?

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

5. Why does the author suggest that Khrushchev embraces revolution?

6. Unlike many of his colleagues, what does Khrushchev have a fascination about?

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

8. Why does politics divert Khrushchev's educational plans?

9. Rather then vacationing during the summer of 1964, as was recommended, what does Khrushchev do instead?

10. Why does Khrushchev have Dovzhenko rehabilitated?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were 5 major international events that stopped Khrushchev's visit to the United States. List and discuss each of these events. What was Khrushchev overall feeling about this missed visit to the US?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Gang of Eight. Who is this group? What is the goal of this group? What effect or influence does this group have?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Ukraine before Khrushchev takes over. What changes does Khrushchev make to the country? What is the reaction to these changes by the people? By other political leaders? What is the state of the country after all the changes are implemented?

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