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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 do Khrushchev's children warn him of?
(a) Unloyal friends.
(b) Staying in Moscow too long.
(c) Conspiracy.
(d) Losing the election.

2. When does the Ukrainian Politburo authorize a final liquidation of the guerrillas?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1946.

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

4. How does the party test Khrushchev's loyalty in 1930?
(a) Asks him to act as a spy.
(b) Makes him sign a letter to Pravda.
(c) Forces him to manipulate others.
(d) Swears him into the party.

5. Where does Khrushchev find work in 1914?
(a) Weapons factory.
(b) Shoe factory.
(c) Machine repair shop.
(d) In the mines.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Khrushchev born?

2. How many Ukrainians die during WWII?

3. During Chapter 7, where does Khrushchev's family flee to?

4. Where does the biggest tank battle in history take place?

5. As Kaganovich's deputy, what is Khrushchev's largest project?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why should Khrushchev have listened to his children's warnings of conspiracy?

2. Why does Khrushchev prefer pseudo-science?

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

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

5. Why does Khrushchev feel too inexperienced to head the Ukrainian Party?

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

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

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

9. What is Khrushchev's mother like?

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

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