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