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The Khrushchev Era (1953-1964) Quiz

This is a quiz I made about Khrushchev, one of the many Communist leaders of Russia.

A multiple-choice quiz by lldrian. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
lldrian

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
256,206

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who preceeded Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union of Russia? Hint

Malenkov

Beria

Brezhnev

Stalin

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the agricultural problem facing Khrushchev? Hint

Productivity was low

All of these

Lack of farm animals

Farmers had low incomes

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these was one of Khrushchev's main policies? Hint

De-Stalinisation

New Economic Policy

War Communism

Emancipation

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of Stalin's policies did Khrushchev continue? Hint

All of these

Purges

Persecution of religion

High military budget

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these was one of Khrushchev's new agricultural policies? Hint

Cultivation of the "virgin lands"

Serfdom

Collectivisation

Grain requisitioning

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these was the main reason for the failure of the cultivation of the "virgin lands"? Hint

Lack of farmers

Natural disaster

Rodent infestation

Wind erosion

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Question 7 of 10

7. Khrushchev introduced a minimum wage.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. In his reign did Khrushchev promote hostilities towards the West?

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. Was Khrushchev killed after he left power?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who succeeded Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union? Hint

Brezhnev

Lenin

Stalin

Gorbachev

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who preceeded Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union of Russia?

Answer: Malenkov

Malenkov preceded Khrushchev for a short period. Brezhnev succeded Khrushchev.

2. What was the agricultural problem facing Khrushchev?

Answer: All of these

The Russian farmers also faced high taxes. Farmers had low income due to low state procurement prices.

3. Which of these was one of Khrushchev's main policies?

Answer: De-Stalinisation

De-Stalinisation was taken up to allow Russia to move forward after Stalin's reign.

4. Which of Stalin's policies did Khrushchev continue?

Answer: Persecution of religion

It was the lowered military budget that led to Khrushchev losing the support of the army.

5. Which of these was one of Khrushchev's new agricultural policies?

Answer: Cultivation of the "virgin lands"

The "virgin lands" were an area of unfarmed land in western Siberia and northern Kazakhstan.

6. Which of these was the main reason for the failure of the cultivation of the "virgin lands"?

Answer: Wind erosion

13,000 square miles of the "virgin lands" lost their topsoil in 1960 alone.

7. Khrushchev introduced a minimum wage.

Answer: True

Most workers, however, earned more than the minimum wage. Also the diet of the urban workers improved considerably.

8. In his reign did Khrushchev promote hostilities towards the West?

Answer: Yes

The Cuban missile crisis can definately be seen as hostilities towards the West as it brought the world to the brink of nuclear armageddon.

9. Was Khrushchev killed after he left power?

Answer: No

Khrushchev lived on until he died of natural causes seven years after he left power.

10. Who succeeded Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union?

Answer: Brezhnev

Both Stalin and Lenin were dead by this point. Gorbachev came to power in Russia much later.

Source: Author lldrian

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