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