- 1. In which decade did the Great Terror primarily occur?
A) 1940s
B) 1930s
C) 1920s
D) 1950s
- 2. What method was commonly used to eliminate perceived enemies during the Great Terror?
A) Diplomatic negotiations
B) Public debates
C) Show trials
D) Secret voting
- 3. What organization conducted the mass arrests during the Great Terror?
A) KGB
B) NKVD
C) Cheka
D) GRU
- 4. In 'The Great Terror', Conquest accuses which leader of orchestrating the purges?
A) Joseph Stalin
B) Leon Trotsky
C) Nikita Khrushchev
D) Vladimir Lenin
- 5. Which group was often falsely accused during the Great Terror?
A) Former Bolsheviks
B) Factory workers
C) Peasant farmers
D) Soldiers
- 6. What term is often associated with the political climate during the Great Terror?
A) Complacency
B) Optimism
C) Paranoia
D) Isolation
- 7. Robert Conquest's work is often seen as a critique of which ideology?
A) Anarchism
B) Fascism
C) Capitalism
D) Communism
- 8. What was one long-term effect of the Great Terror?
A) Unquestioned loyalty to Stalin
B) Rapid economic reforms
C) Increased emigration
D) Deep-seated distrust in the government
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