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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Khrushchev's wife die?
(a) Drowned.
(b) Murdered.
(c) Typhus.
(d) Small Pox.

2. What does Khrushchev consider Malenkov and Bulganin to be?
(a) Potential leaders.
(b) Unloyal colleagues.
(c) His best friends.
(d) Enemies.

3. Where do Khrushchev and the Gang of Eight meet during Chapter 12?
(a) Leningrad.
(b) East Germany.
(c) Romania.
(d) Mosow.

4. What is Khrushchev obsessed with that he keeps silent about while at Camp David?
(a) West Berlin.
(b) Cuba.
(c) U-2 flights.
(d) Nuclear energy.

5. What does Khrushchev become head of in 1944?
(a) Red Army.
(b) Soviet government.
(c) White Army.
(d) Ukrainian government.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does Khrushchev begin an apprenticeship with a fitter?

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

3. Where does the biggest tank battle in history take place?

4. In October 1964, who is Khrushchev's chief ally?

5. What does Khrushchev take control of before defeating the "anti-party" group?

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