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Quiz about The Cold War Spies and Spying

The Cold War: Spies and Spying Quiz

The Cold War did not feature warfare on a grand scale; it did feature a war that was just as deadly and serious...spying.

A multiple-choice quiz by beterave. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
beterave

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
327,599

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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523

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Question 1 of 10

1. After WWII, what vital area of intelligence were Soviet spies most interested in? Hint

inside diplomatic information

jet aviation technology

nuclear secrets

advanced land warfare weapons

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the Soviet Union's 'Committee for State Security' better known as during the Cold War? Hint

the KGB

the OGPU

the NKVD

the NKGB

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the number one tactic used by Soviet agents or handlers to recruit or influence people to commit treason? Hint

money

ideology

women

blackmail

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Question 4 of 10

4. What did the Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe, the Korean War, the Berlin Blockade, and the Soviet development of nuclear weapons cause in the United States? Hint

Fourth Red Scare

First Red Scare

Second Red scare

Third Red scare

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Question 5 of 10

5. Clayton Lonetree was compromised by a Soviet agent. How did this happen? Hint

by drugs

by bribery

by seduction

by money

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Question 6 of 10

6. How did John Anthony Walker become a spy for the Soviet Union? Hint

he was ideologically motivated

the KGB compromised him

he offered to sell the KGB classified documents

another spy refered him to the KGB

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was probably the first act committed by enemies of the United States because of John Walker's espionage? Hint

Pueblo Incident

An incident at check point Charlie in Berlin

Tonkin Gulf Incident

Death of an American intelligence operative

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who did Aldrich Ames work for while spying for the Soviet Union? Hint

Office of Naval Intelligence

FBI

CIA

State Department

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Question 9 of 10

9. What damage did Aldrige Ames do while spying for the Soviets? Hint

sold vital NATO secrets

sold 'Star Wars' secrets

compromised CIA assets

exposed Contra leaders

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Question 10 of 10

10. What would be the common technical term for FBI agent Robert Hanssen's activities while spying for the Soviets? Hint

a horse

a golpher

a traitor

a pigeon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. After WWII, what vital area of intelligence were Soviet spies most interested in?

Answer: nuclear secrets

After WWII, the number one interest of Soviet intelligence agents was the acquiring of nuclear secrets. That included development, delivery systems and the location of nuclear sites.

2. What was the Soviet Union's 'Committee for State Security' better known as during the Cold War?

Answer: the KGB

The Committee for State Security is better known as the KGB. During the Cold War it was the United States' chief adversary in the spying game.

3. What was the number one tactic used by Soviet agents or handlers to recruit or influence people to commit treason?

Answer: money

Regretfully, money was all it took to sway many a would be traitor. The Soviets used this tactic in the majority of cases.

4. What did the Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe, the Korean War, the Berlin Blockade, and the Soviet development of nuclear weapons cause in the United States?

Answer: Second Red scare

The above mentioned events caused the Second Red Scare (1947-57). All of these events cullminated in the rise of McCarthyism.

5. Clayton Lonetree was compromised by a Soviet agent. How did this happen?

Answer: by seduction

Sergeant Clayton Lonetree fell victim to a Soviet swallow; a female agent who seduced him and then turned him over to her KGB handler. Eventually he turned himself in and served 9 years in prison.

6. How did John Anthony Walker become a spy for the Soviet Union?

Answer: he offered to sell the KGB classified documents

John Anthony Walker walked into the Soviet embassy in Washington DC and volunteered to sell the Soviets classified materials.

7. What was probably the first act committed by enemies of the United States because of John Walker's espionage?

Answer: Pueblo Incident

The Pueblo Incident is without a doubt the first overt act by enemies of the United States because of Walker. He sold the Soviets ciphers. The intelligence community concluded that the North Koreans seized the vessel at the behest of the Soviets in order to study its suveillance equipment.

8. Who did Aldrich Ames work for while spying for the Soviet Union?

Answer: CIA

Aldrich Ames was was employed by the CIA as a counter-intelligence officer. His primary function was recruiting Soviet intelligence officers as double agents.

9. What damage did Aldrige Ames do while spying for the Soviets?

Answer: compromised CIA assets

The greatest damage Ames did was to compromise CIA assets that had taken years to develop. When the Soviets discovered who the CIA assets in the Politburo were, they executed them.

10. What would be the common technical term for FBI agent Robert Hanssen's activities while spying for the Soviets?

Answer: a traitor

Robert Hanssen was a traitor, a KGB's mole within the FBI. His espionage gave the Soviets a front row seat to on going investigations, operations and counter-intelligence agents.

Source: Author beterave

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