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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. Whose control should the capital of the German Democratic Republic be under?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Lenin.
(c) Khrushchev.
(d) Ulbricht.

2. What do planners of Operation Grandslam hope keeps the Soviets unprepared?
(a) May Day.
(b) False hope for peace.
(c) Poor intelligence.
(d) Failing economy.

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

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

5. Who does Khrushchev restore from exile after Stalin's death?
(a) Zhukov.
(b) Kaganovich.
(c) Molotov.
(d) Malenkov.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the 20th Congress reconvene?

2. Who do the people blame for the food shortages in 1961?

3. How many citizens march for Stalin in his home of Georgia?

4. What happens to hundreds of protestors in 1957?

5. What type of existence does Khrushchev demand with the United States?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the pro-Khrushchev petition accepted?

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

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

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

5. Why is the Central Committee's confirmation to divide the parties cause for bewilderment?

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

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

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

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

10. What is Khrushchev's agenda in attending the UN General Assembly in 1960?

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