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

2. What does Bolshevik demand political leaders to be?
(a) Liberals.
(b) From the upper class.
(c) Cultural Rulers.
(d) Highly educated.

3. Why does Stalin force his company to drink excessively?
(a) So he does not drink alone.
(b) To have fun.
(c) To loosen their tongues.
(d) To socialize.

4. Where is Khrushchev born?
(a) Kalinovka.
(b) Stalino.
(c) Donetsk.
(d) Yuzovka.

5. What does starvation around the country lead to?
(a) Cooperation.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Rationing.
(d) Cannibalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. At dinners with Stalin, what must everyone do before Stalin will eat?

2. At the academy, how many words of a foreign language are students supposed to learn?

3. What year is Khrushchev put in charge of the Petrovo-Marinsky District?

4. How long does Khrushchev attend formal schooling?

5. How many missions does Lyonia fly before being shot down?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the condition of Yuzovka by 1921?

2. What does Khrushchev do when elected party secretary for the school he has been attending?

3. Why does Khrushchev's family flee Kiev?

4. What effect does Khrushchev's ability to tell stories have while trying to make connections?

5. Why can rivals underestimate Khrushchev?

6. Describe what role Khrushchev holds as ex-officio and what actions he is able to take in this position.

7. What occurs as the Old Guard falls?

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

9. Why does Khrushchev demand to be the lead person for agriculture upon becoming the party leader?

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

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