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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Khrushchev's children warn him of?
(a) Losing the election.
(b) Staying in Moscow too long.
(c) Conspiracy.
(d) Unloyal friends.

2. In October 1964, who is Khrushchev's chief ally?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Kosygin.
(c) Brezhnev.
(d) Mikoyan.

3. What is Stalin's mental state following his strokes?
(a) Clear.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Paranoid.
(d) Happy and relaxed.

4. How long do students study at the academy, as discussed in Chapter 5?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 4 years.

5. When does the Civil War end?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1925.

6. Who takes over as party leader after Khrushchev leaves office?
(a) Mikoyan.
(b) Brezhnev.
(c) Kosygin.
(d) Stalin.

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

8. What do Zhdanov and Voznesnsky form after the Old Guard falls?
(a) Leningrad faction.
(b) The New Faction.
(c) The New Party.
(d) The Red Party.

9. What is significant about the chemistry students that Khrushchev begins to work with?
(a) The student is a future Noble Prize winner.
(b) The student will be Khrushchev's future wife.
(c) The student is Stalin's wife.
(d) The student is Stalin.

10. What political positions does Khrushchev hold?
(a) President and party leader.
(b) Party leader and Secretary of State.
(c) Prime Minister and party leader.
(d) Secretary of State and Prime Minister.

11. Where does Khrushchev find work in 1914?
(a) Shoe factory.
(b) Weapons factory.
(c) Machine repair shop.
(d) In the mines.

12. What are two main epidemics in the barracks in 1908?
(a) Alcoholism and disease.
(b) Disease and crime.
(c) Alcoholism and crime.
(d) Drug abuse and crime.

13. What type of city does Khrushchev move to in 1908?
(a) Business.
(b) Industrial.
(c) Farm.
(d) Miner.

14. Who does Khrushchev side with in 1923, putting himself in danger with the party?
(a) Brezhnev.
(b) Trotsky.
(c) Mikoyan.
(d) Stalin.

15. What does Khrushchev take full credit for in 1939?
(a) Winning War.
(b) Harvest.
(c) Decreased unemployment.
(d) Lowered taxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Khrushchev attend formal schooling?

2. When is Postyshev dropped from the Ukraine Central Committee?

3. Which district does Khrushchev take control of in 1930?

4. What does Bolshevik demand political leaders to be?

5. Who is the Great Patriotic War against?

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