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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What U.S. pilot is captured by the Soviets after parachuting out of his downed plane?
(a) Lindenburg.
(b) Thorez.
(c) Powers.
(d) Reston.

2. What is the goal of the Russians during Chapter 19?
(a) Protect Castro.
(b) Defeat United States.
(c) Protect United States.
(d) Defeat Castro.

3. By how much does Khrushchev rise retail prices on farm products in 1962?
(a) 10-15%.
(b) 50-55%.
(c) 25-35%.
(d) 1-3%.

4. How does the U.S. respond to the U-2 incident that led to the capture of a U.S. pilot?
(a) Lies.
(b) They never find out the pilot was captured.
(c) Comes clean.
(d) Demand the release of the pilot.

5. What does every U-2 mission require?
(a) Presidential authorization.
(b) Khrushchev's approval.
(c) A practice run.
(d) Five soldiers.

6. What is the ultimate result of Khrushchev raising prices on farm products?
(a) Increased wages for factory workers.
(b) Increased farming revenue.
(c) Capital gains for the government.
(d) Labor strikes.

7. What do JFK's advisers suggest he avoid during a meeting with Khrushchev in Vienna?
(a) Talk of Cuba.
(b) Talk of West Berlin.
(c) Signing any treaties.
(d) Idealogical arguments.

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

9. In what year does the 20th Congress reconvene?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1954.

10. Who does Khrushchev call a meeting with in July of 1958?
(a) India.
(b) The Big Four.
(c) The Big Four plus India.
(d) China.

11. What does Khrushchev report positively on to the Presidium during Chapter 17?
(a) International relations.
(b) Astrakhan harvest.
(c) Peasant workers.
(d) Political campaign.

12. Who does Khrushchev restore from exile after Stalin's death?
(a) Molotov.
(b) Zhukov.
(c) Kaganovich.
(d) Malenkov.

13. What policy alienates the Chinese and creates false holes in the Soviet Union?
(a) U.N Relations Policies.
(b) Geneva Convention.
(c) East-West Peace treaty.
(d) America First.

14. When is Khrushchev's first press conference?
(a) September 14, 1958.
(b) November 27, 1958.
(c) October 1, 1958.
(d) November 10, 1958.

15. On May 22, what country does Khrushchev claim the USSR will overtake?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) USA.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Stalin support during WWII simply to appease the US?

2. In what year does the Red Army invade Poland?

3. What is Khrushchev obsessed with that he keeps silent about while at Camp David?

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

5. How many citizens march for Stalin in his home of Georgia?

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