The Great Terror by Robert Conquest
  • 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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