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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 U.S. pilot is captured by the Soviets after parachuting out of his downed plane?
(a) Reston.
(b) Powers.
(c) Lindenburg.
(d) Thorez.

2. In Chapter 12, who does the Gang of Eight recruit?
(a) Malenkov.
(b) Zhukov.
(c) Molotov.
(d) Khrushchev.

3. What do JFK's advisers suggest he avoid during a meeting with Khrushchev in Vienna?
(a) Signing any treaties.
(b) Idealogical arguments.
(c) Talk of Cuba.
(d) Talk of West Berlin.

4. Where do Khrushchev and the Gang of Eight meet during Chapter 12?
(a) East Germany.
(b) Romania.
(c) Mosow.
(d) Leningrad.

5. Discussed in Chapter 13, who does Khrushchev negotiate with to set up a provisional government?
(a) The Poles.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The Czechs.
(d) The Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Khrushchev send to Havana?

2. In what year does the Red Army invade Poland?

3. By how much does Khrushchev rise retail prices on farm products in 1962?

4. Discussed in Chapter 13, what does Khrushchev feel that Germany, France, and Italy will do?

5. What happens to hundreds of protestors in 1957?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the U.S. demand a period of relative quiet?

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

3. What is the purpose of camp literature?

4. What does Khrushchev want from the trip to Cuba?

5. Why do foreign ministers meet in Geneva on May 11?

6. Why is the pro-Khrushchev petition accepted?

7. How does Khrushchev describe Mikoyan in 1957?

8. What is the agricultural harvest like in 1958?

9. What occurs at the Soviet Defense Council meeting discussed in Chapter 19?

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

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