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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, how do the Politburo colleagues perceive Malenkov?
(a) Powerful.
(b) A threat.
(c) Weak.
(d) Intelligent.

2. Where does Khrushchev's family live in luxury?
(a) Dnieper.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Kiev.
(d) Byelorussia.

3. When does Hitler invade Poland?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1940.

4. What happens to hundreds of protestors in 1957?
(a) Succeed in overthrowing small governments.
(b) Sentenced to death.
(c) They give up.
(d) Sent to prison camps.

5. In the beginning of Chapter 12, why does the Central Committee panic?
(a) Because of a poor economy.
(b) Because they fear Khrushchev.
(c) Becasue of protestors.
(d) The war continues.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does every U-2 mission require?

2. How does the party test Khrushchev's loyalty in 1930?

3. Where does Khrushchev's wife, Nina, work?

4. The 20th Congress is the first regularly scheduled Congress since when?

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

(see the answer key)

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