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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. When does Lyonia die?

2. After leading a battalion, Khrushchev is promoted to an instructor of what?

3. How long does Khrushchev attend formal schooling?

4. What is Khrushchev accused of during the verbal assault in 1964?

5. Who does Khrushchev consider a self-aggrandizing, anti-Darwinist scientist?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Khrushchev wear a mask when dealing with Beria?

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

3. In terms of percentages of resources, what does WWII take from the USSR and Ukraine?

4. What is Khrushchev's experience with the Red Guard by 1918-1919?

5. What occurs as the Old Guard falls?

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

7. What is the state of the Soviet Union in 1964?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Khrushchev's rise in leadership while he is in school described? What does he do to achieve this status? How does this effect his schooling? Who tests his loyalty and how is it tested?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the political state in 1958. What is Khrushchev doing to contribute to this environment? What are the thoughts of the other political leaders during this time?

Discuss specifically other leaders' views and reasons for their views toward Khrushchev.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Khrushchev and Malenkov relationships. Is this friendship genuine? Why or why not? Is the relationship politically motivated? Explain your answer.

Discuss why this would be significant in the time after the fall of the Old Guard.

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