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Quiz about How Many Divisions Does the Pope Have
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How Many Divisions Does the Pope Have? Quiz


These are all quotes linked to Josef Stalin. Your task is to match the correct word to the blank space. Some of the quotes are paraphrased and some are probably wrongly attributed to him.

A matching quiz by suomy. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
suomy
Time
3 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
393,839
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
318
Last 3 plays: Geoff70 (5/10), Guest 172 (3/10), Guest 50 (5/10).
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QuestionsChoices
1. ________ is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union.  
  Weapon
2. ________ is a sickness suffered by dogs.  
  Courage
3. You cannot make a _________ with silk gloves.  
  Revolution
4. The writer is the ___________ of the human soul.  
  Diplomat
5. Print is the sharpest and the strongest _________ of our party.  
  Death
6. ________ is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem.  
  Gaiety
7. The only real __________ comes out of a long rifle.  
  Statistic
8. The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a ___________.  
  Gratitude
9. In the Soviet army it takes more _________ to retreat than advance.  
  Power
10. A sincere ________ is like dry water or wooden iron.  
  Engineer





Select each answer

1. ________ is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union.
2. ________ is a sickness suffered by dogs.
3. You cannot make a _________ with silk gloves.
4. The writer is the ___________ of the human soul.
5. Print is the sharpest and the strongest _________ of our party.
6. ________ is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem.
7. The only real __________ comes out of a long rifle.
8. The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a ___________.
9. In the Soviet army it takes more _________ to retreat than advance.
10. A sincere ________ is like dry water or wooden iron.

Most Recent Scores
Oct 30 2024 : Geoff70: 5/10
Oct 19 2024 : Guest 172: 3/10
Sep 13 2024 : Guest 50: 5/10

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. ________ is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union.

Answer: Gaiety

In 2012 a contemporary exhibition of former Soviet art held at the Saatchi Gallery in London took its title from a 1935 speech by Stalin. Rather than gaiety, it showcased despair, dark humour and irony. The actual quote seems to have been: 'Life has improved, comrades. Life has become more joyous.'
2. ________ is a sickness suffered by dogs.

Answer: Gratitude

Found in "The Memoirs of former Stalin's secretary" (1992) by Boris Bazhanov. What did he mean? One interpretation is that to feel gratitude is to make you a slave (or dog) of that person.
3. You cannot make a _________ with silk gloves.

Answer: Revolution

In other words, you need to get your hands dirty if you want change. A similar quote is attributed to Vladimir Lenin.
4. The writer is the ___________ of the human soul.

Answer: Engineer

Stalin is said to have used this one in 1932 however it seems that he was quoting with approval the Russian novelist Yuri Olesha. Olesha is recorded as having used the phrase in an earlier meeting with Stalin.
5. Print is the sharpest and the strongest _________ of our party.

Answer: Weapon

Another paraphrased quoted. The original appears in a speech made by Stalin at the Twelfth Congress of the Russian Communist Party in 1923, namely: "The press must grow day in and day out - it is our Party's sharpest and most powerful weapon".
6. ________ is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem.

Answer: Death

Attributed to Stalin, this appears in "Children of the Arbat" (1987) by Anatoly Rybakov. Rybakov admits in one of his last books "The Novel of Memoirs" that he had no sources for the quote.
7. The only real __________ comes out of a long rifle.

Answer: Power

Although attributed by some to Stalin, perhaps this is a variant of Mao Zedong's 1927 quote: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun". By this Mao meant that armed struggle was necessary in order to take political control.
8. The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a ___________.

Answer: Statistic

There are a number of variations of this quote and a number of sources pointing to Stalin as the originator. One version has this as his response to an objection raised by Winston Churchill during the 1943 Tehran Conference.
9. In the Soviet army it takes more _________ to retreat than advance.

Answer: Courage

Stalin is reported to have said this to Averrel Harriman, then US Ambassador to the Soviet Union. This probably refers to Order No. 227 issued by Stalin in July 1942. The order is known for its line: "Not a step back!" and became a symbol of Soviet resistance to the German invasion.

The order created penal battalions sent to the most dangerous parts of the front lines, with barrier troops placed behind the front lines to shoot unauthorised retreating troops. This mirrored similar units created by the invading Germans.
10. A sincere ________ is like dry water or wooden iron.

Answer: Diplomat

This comes from a 1913 speech "The Elections in St Petersburg". It is part of a paragraph whose theme is set by the first sentence, namely: "When bourgeois diplomats prepare for war they begin to shout very loudly about 'peace' and 'friendly relations'" and ends with the quoted words.
Source: Author suomy

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