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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much would Remnick have been charged for a phone that had the capability to call abroad?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $15.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $150.

2. Remnick saw a man with no legs on his way to the Lenin Library. How was the man getting around?
(a) Using a wheelchair.
(b) Using crutches.
(c) Using a wagon.
(d) Pushing himself on a dolly cart.

3. How did young Soviet reporters learn how to interview members of the political establishment?
(a) By watching Western reporters.
(b) By talking with reporters from the U.S.
(c) By taking classes in the West.
(d) By asking reporters from Britain questions.

4. What happened to some of those who executed the Polish officers?
(a) They faced military tribunals.
(b) They went mad and committed suicide.
(c) They were court martialed.
(d) They were executed themselves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Sakharov allowed to return to Moscow?

2. Who was known as the intellectual architect of perestroika?

3. In 1989 when the people were to vote for the new Congress of People's Deputies, who wanted sovereignty?

4. What was Pavel's sentence for demonstrating at Red Square in 1968?

5. Which Russian author wrote about Sakhalin Island?

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