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