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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the summer of 1990, how many people were quitting the Communist Party?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Tens of Thousands.
(c) Hundreds of Thousands.
(d) Millions.

2. Who was a self-proclaimed pioneer of Soviet capitalism who set up a private commodities brokerage?
(a) Zaslavsky.
(b) German Sterligov.
(c) Vasiliyev.
(d) Anton Danielets.

3. Despite the Kremlin's best efforts, who accelerated the shattering of the Communist Party?
(a) Gorbachev.
(b) Brezhnev.
(c) Yeltsin.
(d) Chernenko.

4. What did Gorbachev use to spread his message?
(a) Television.
(b) Books.
(c) Films.
(d) Newspapers.

5. In Magnitogorsk, how much was sunlight was reduced by pollution?
(a) 10 percent.
(b) 25 percent.
(c) 50 percent.
(d) 40 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Gorbachev take office?

2. How big was Remnick's Moscow apartment?

3. What did Gorbachev study at Moscow State University?

4. How much would Remnick have been charged for a phone that had the capability to call abroad?

5. In 1968, what was Alexander Dubcek's attempt to create "socialism with a human face" called?

(see the answer key)

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