Death and state funeral of Leonid Brezhnev - Test
  • 1. When did Leonid Brezhnev pass away?
A) 1990
B) 1982
C) 1979
D) 1985
  • 2. Which political office did Brezhnev hold at the time of his death?
A) General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
B) Chairman of the KGB
C) President of the Soviet Union
D) Prime Minister of the Soviet Union
  • 3. When was Brezhnev's state funeral held?
A) October 30, 1984
B) December 25, 1983
C) November 7, 1981
D) November 15, 1982
  • 4. Who succeeded Brezhnev as General Secretary of the Communist Party?
A) Yuri Andropov
B) Konstantin Chernenko
C) Nikolai Podgorny
D) Mikhail Gorbachev
  • 5. What was the cause of Brezhnev's death?
A) Stroke
B) Pneumonia
C) Heart attack
D) Cancer
  • 6. Where was Brezhnev buried?
A) Donskoy Monastery Cemetery
B) Novodevichy Cemetery
C) Kremlin Wall Necropolis
D) Vagankovo Cemetery
  • 7. What military rank did Brezhnev hold when he died?
A) General of the Army
B) Admiral of the Fleet
C) Marshal of the Soviet Union
D) Colonel-General
  • 8. In which year was Leonid Brezhnev born?
A) 1906
B) 1930
C) 1918
D) 1924
  • 9. In which year did Brezhnev assume the position of General Secretary?
A) 1971
B) 1956
C) 1964
D) 1980
  • 10. What was the duration of Brezhnev's leadership as General Secretary?
A) 12 years
B) 18 years
C) 24 years
D) 30 years
  • 11. What title did Brezhnev hold in addition to General Secretary?
A) Minister of Foreign Affairs
B) Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
C) Chief of the State Security Committee
D) Head of the Soviet Armed Forces
  • 12. In which city did Brezhnev's state funeral take place?
A) Kyiv
B) St. Petersburg
C) Minsk
D) Moscow
  • 13. Who was the longest-serving General Secretary of the Soviet Union before Brezhnev?
A) Konstantin Chernenko
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Vladimir Lenin
D) Nikita Khrushchev
  • 14. Which Soviet leader was known for his doctrine of 'Brezhnev Doctrine'?
A) Leonid Brezhnev
B) Nikita Khrushchev
C) Yuri Andropov
D) Mikhail Gorbachev
  • 15. Which Soviet republic was Brezhnev's birthplace?
A) Kazakhstan
B) Ukraine
C) Russia
D) Belarus
  • 16. What was Brezhnev's age at the time of his death?
A) 87
B) 75
C) 81
D) 68
  • 17. What was Brezhnev's role during World War II?
A) Political commissar
B) Tank commander
C) Infantry officer
D) Air Force pilot
  • 18. Who succeeded Yuri Andropov as General Secretary of the Communist Party?
A) Konstantin Chernenko
B) Nikolai Podgorny
C) Mikhail Gorbachev
D) Leonid Brezhnev Jr.
  • 19. Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the time of Brezhnev's death?
A) David Cameron
B) Margaret Thatcher
C) Winston Churchill
D) Tony Blair
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