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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. How much of the USSR's wealth does WWII claim?

2. What does Stalin demand the Russification of?

3. What is the population of the town Khrushchev lives in in 1908?

4. What is the economic climate of the Soviet Union in 1964?

5. Who are Khrushchev's parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is going on in 1945, compared to what Khrushchev tells Stalin is going on?

3. Why does Khrushchev decline an invitation to serve as deputy head of the Soviet government?

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

5. As leader of Moscow's smallest district, how does Khrushchev prove himself?

6. Why does Khrushchev prefer pseudo-science?

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

8. Why does Khrushchev have Dovzhenko rehabilitated?

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

10. What is Khrushchev's mother like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Khrushchev's behavior like as a child and young adult? What influence in his life could be attributed to this behavior? How does this change when Khrushchev serves under Stalin? How does Khrushchev feel about this change in himself?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Stalin's mental faculties begin to deteriorate after a series of heart attacks. Do you think this mental illness was the result of the heart attacks or was it present all along?

Explain your answer with examples from the book.

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