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