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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What political issues is Troyanovsky the chief of?
(a) General Affairs.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Foregin policy.
(d) Culture and ideology.

2. How many party leaders and citizens are involved in discussions for implementing Khrushchev's draft program?
(a) 4.6 million.
(b) 25.
(c) 2.5 million.
(d) 100,000.

3. What is Khrushchev demanded to do on June 20?
(a) End the War.
(b) Vote in favor of the Gang of Eight.
(c) Create an alliance with East Germany.
(d) Step down as party leader.

4. Where does Khrushchev want to address the West Berlin issues with JFK?
(a) The UN General Assembly.
(b) Russia.
(c) G8 summitt.
(d) United States.

5. Who makes charges of adventurism and capitulation against Khrushchev?
(a) United States.
(b) Ukrine.
(c) France.
(d) Chinese.

6. What does Khrushchev demand in March of 1963 concerning the military?
(a) Cut in size.
(b) Unite with Cuba.
(c) Increase size.
(d) Train on nuclear weapons.

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

8. What does the Presidium vote against in 1959?
(a) The draft.
(b) Military aid to the Ukraine.
(c) Military aid to Cuba.
(d) Increasing taxes to support war.

9. What does Khrushchev demand on November 10, 1958?
(a) Take over of Berlin.
(b) Status of Berlin be normalized.
(c) The freeing for the people in Berlin.
(d) The fall of Berlin.

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

11. How long does Khrushchev attach Stalin's abuse of power?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

12. Who does Stalin betray in Chapter 11?
(a) Lenin.
(b) Khrushchev.
(c) The Chinese.
(d) The Kremlin.

13. Who does Stalin support during WWII simply to appease the US?
(a) Mao.
(b) Acheson.
(c) Chiang Kai-shek.
(d) Truman.

14. What does Khrushchev look for from the United States in 1958?
(a) A peace treaty.
(b) Invitation to visit.
(c) The President's approval of his plans.
(d) Approval for increased military support from the U.S.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Khrushchev's emphasis for party official?

2. Discussed in Chapter 13, who does Khrushchev negotiate with to set up a provisional government?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 14, who is indicated as the USSR's leading war hero?

4. What policy alienates the Chinese and creates false holes in the Soviet Union?

5. What is Khrushchev's reaction to the vote by the Presidium in 1959?

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