Leonid Brezhnev
Test Quiz
1. Leonid Brezhnev was the leader of what major world nation?
a. United States
b. Great Britain
c. France
d. Soviet Union
e. European Union
2. What career did Leonid Brezhnev have before politics?
a. Computer Scientist
b. Engineer in the steel industry
c. Combat soldier and general
d. Locomotive Engineer
e. Farmer
3. Leonid Brezhnev rose to power as a member of what political party?
a. Communist
b. Democratic
c. Socialist
d. Republican
e. Labor
4. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union prior to Leonid Brezhnev?
a. Vladimir Putin
b. Joseph Stalin
c. Nikita Khrushchev
d. Mikhail Gorbachev
e. Yuri Andropov
5. What war took place during much of the time when Leonid Brezhnev was in power?
a. World War I
b. World War II
c. Crimean War
d. Iraq War
e. Cold War
6. Which of the following best describes the period of time during which Leonid Brezhnev was leader of the Soviet Union?
a. A time of cultural freedom
b. A time of freedom of the press and speech
c. A time of a large build up of nuclear weapons
d. A time of economic prosperity
e. All of the above
7. What United States president did Leonid Brezhnev meet with in 1973?
a. Richard Nixon
b. John F. Kennedy
c. Gerald Ford
d. Jimmy Carter
e. Lyndon Johnson
8. What was 'detente' during the Cold War?
a. A period when the Soviet Union and the United States nearly went to war
b. A type of nuclear missile that could travel faster than the speed of sound
c. A term used for a war that was fought at another country like the Vietnam War
d. A thawing of relations between the Soviet Union and the United States
e. All of the above
9. What year did Leonid Brezhnev take control as leader of the Soviet Union?
a. 1812
b. 1918
c. 1928
d. 1942
e. 1964
10. What war began under Leonid Brezhnev that turned out to be a disaster for the Soviet Union?
a. Vietnam War
b. Korean War
c. Afghanistan War
d. World War II
e. None of the above
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