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