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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Stalin blame for the murders of Polish military officers in the 1940s?
(a) The Nazis.
(b) The Czechs.
(c) The French.
(d) The Poles.

2. How old was Dmitri Yorosov when he started filling out index cards with the names of people who disappeared?
(a) 25 years old.
(b) 30 years old.
(c) 18 years old.
(d) 11 years old.

3. How many Polish officers were killed every night for a month in April of 1940?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 150.
(c) 250.
(d) 12.

4. What piece of Tretetsky's equipment was sabotaged?
(a) A tractor.
(b) A backhoe.
(c) A tank.
(d) A bulldozer.

5. How many index cards did Dmitri Yurosov manage to accumulate in eighteen months at the archive of the Supreme Court?
(a) 1 million.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 35,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Tretetsky serve before being assigned to the Military Prosecutor's Office?

3. How many years did Bukharian's wife spend in prison or exile?

4. Who did Remnick tell Flora Litvinov he was looking for?

5. Who was one of the key plotters in the August coup?

(see the answer key)

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