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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who came from Iowa to coach baseball?
(a) Bob Protexter.
(b) David Kauffman.
(c) Richard Spooner.
(d) Alex Pryor.

2. When were tanks sent to Lithuania? .
(a) December 1990.
(b) June 1991
(c) April 1991.
(d) January 1991.

3. How did Yeltsin lose a thumb and forefinger?
(a) Playing with a stolen grenade.
(b) During the war.
(c) He fell on a sword.
(d) He cut himself with a knife.

4. What was Karpinsky's job after entering Moscow State University in 1947?
(a) Politician.
(b) Propaganda man.
(c) Party leader.
(d) Lawyer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who would be undermined if the truth about the massacres is revealed?

2. In 1991, what do the miners want?

3. What was the plan called that was supposed to dismantle the Soviet system?

4. In English, what is the title of Yerofeyev's book?

5. What made Remnick realize that the threats against the Jews in 1988 were serious?

(see the answer key)

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