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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. Who is disowned by their father after joining the Komsomol?
(a) Liuda.
(b) Ksenia.
(c) Mima.
(d) Lyonia.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Khrushchev consider his colleagues during the war?

2. When does Zhdanov die?

3. What does Stalin demand the Russification of?

4. What is the population of the town Khrushchev lives in in 1908?

5. Why is Lyonia court-martialed while recovering from battle wounds?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the state of the Soviet Union in 1964?

2. Why does Khrushchev wear a mask when dealing with Beria?

3. How does Stalin feel about Khrushchev's reform plans?

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

5. Why does politics divert Khrushchev's educational plans?

6. What is Khrushchev's experience with the Red Guard by 1918-1919?

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

8. What argument is made by Malenkov and Khrushchev concerning Beria?

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

10. Why does Khrushchev prefer pseudo-science?

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