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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sport was popular in the Soviet Union in the seventies?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Football.

2. Why did democratic leader Anatoly Sobchak have a picture of Lenin in his office?
(a) Because Gorbachev asked him to leave it up.
(b) Because there was a stain on the wallpaper.
(c) Because he was afraid of people's reaction if he took it down.
(d) Because he still respected Lenin.

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

4. In the October Region, what did entreprenueur Sterligov set up as a place where like-minded tycoons could get together and make plans?
(a) Free Market Club.
(b) Entreprenuers Club.
(c) Young Millionaires Club.
(d) The Brokerage House.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Remnick compare Memorial to?

2. What young Party leader in Southern Russia did Yakovlev help protect in the 1970s?

3. What is the setting for the books Journey into the Whirlwind and The Burn.

4. Who was a video healer who appeared on state television?

5. Where did Yakovlev study abroad?

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