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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Khrushchev become a full member of the Central Committee?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1929.

2. Who does Khrushchev consider a self-aggrandizing, anti-Darwinist scientist?
(a) Bazhan.
(b) Dovzhenko.
(c) Lysenko.
(d) Korneichuk.

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

4. What is life like for Khrushchev and the other men in the barracks?
(a) Complicated.
(b) Brutal.
(c) Pleasant.
(d) Constant fear.

5. What position does Khrushchev hold at a Red Square funeral?
(a) Pastor.
(b) Driver.
(c) Speaker.
(d) Ex officio.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1953, approximately how many people die in labor camps?

2. When does Zhdanov die?

3. When is Khrushchev dispatched to the head of the Ukrainian Party?

4. Who is the Great Patriotic War against?

5. When does Khrushchev join the Bolsheviks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems follow Khrushchev to the academy?

2. Why does Khrushchev begin to defend the people against his own government?

3. Rather then vacationing during the summer of 1964, as was recommended, what does Khrushchev do instead?

4. Unlike many of his colleagues, what does Khrushchev have a fascination about?

5. What type of students attend the academy that Khrushchev was accepted into?

6. Why does Khrushchev decline an invitation to serve as deputy head of the Soviet government?

7. What is Stalin's personality like after his heart attacks in 1954 and 1947?

8. Why does Khrushchev prefer pseudo-science?

9. What is the Bolsheviks' view on peasants?

10. What is Khrushchev hoping as a result of his voluntary retirement?

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