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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was one of the key plotters in the August coup?
(a) Valery Boldin.
(b) Tretetsky.
(c) Gorbachev.
(d) Vladimir Tokaryev.

2. When did Gorbachev take office?
(a) December 1984.
(b) March 1986.
(c) January 1985.
(d) March 1985.

3. When did Gorbachev give a speech designed to manipulate the historical debate and to "spit on Stalin"?
(a) November 2, 1987.
(b) December 5, 1987.
(c) November 16, 1985.
(d) November 4, 1990.

4. What group threatened the Jews in Leningrad, Moscow, and Novosibirsk?
(a) KGB.
(b) Pamyat.
(c) Estonians.
(d) Armenians.

5. Who would be undermined if the truth about the massacres is revealed?
(a) Gorbachev.
(b) The Polish Communists.
(c) The KGB.
(d) The Nazis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Polish officers were killed every night for a month in April of 1940?

2. What kept the Soviet economy going for awhile?

3. Why was Tretetsky receiving phone calls all day on August 19, 1991?

4. Who was Bukharian's wife?

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

(see the answer key)

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