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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 type of existence does Khrushchev demand with the United States?
(a) Utilitarian.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Truthful.
(d) Soviet-like.

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

3. When is Khrushchev's first press conference?
(a) November 27, 1958.
(b) November 10, 1958.
(c) October 1, 1958.
(d) September 14, 1958.

4. By how much does Khrushchev rise retail prices on farm products in 1962?
(a) 1-3%.
(b) 25-35%.
(c) 10-15%.
(d) 50-55%.

5. Who do the people blame for the food shortages in 1961?
(a) Khrushchev.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Tvardovsky.
(d) Evtushenko.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes charges of adventurism and capitulation against Khrushchev?

2. What does every U-2 mission require?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 12, why does the Central Committee panic?

4. What does Khrushchev compare the 5 major international events to?

5. When is Khrushchev's plan to divide the party realized?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Khrushchev's ideologies effect his takeover of foreign policy?

2. How are Khrushchev and the government feeling after congress meets in 1956?

3. What is Khrushchev's response when a deputy foreign minister mentions the captured pilot?

4. What evidence suggests Khrushchev's "Top Secret" speech was meant to be leaked?

5. What is the purpose of camp literature?

6. How does Khrushchev describe Mikoyan in 1957?

7. Why is the U.S. twice tarnished during summit meetings?

8. Discuss what happens to religion after 1961 under Khrushchev.

9. What is the agricultural harvest like in 1958?

10. Why does Khrushchev somewhat fear the bombing plans discussed in Chapter 13?

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