The Velvet Divorce (1989, USA) — Questions and answers

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How did Alexander Dubček feel when he watched the crowds in Wenceslas Square?

Choices

  1. Angry and frustrated
  2. Hope and apprehension ✓
  3. Calm and peaceful
  4. Excited and overjoyed

Answer: Hope and apprehension

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Who was Gustáv Husák?

Choices

  1. A dissident playwright
  2. The hardline communist leader ✓
  3. A human rights activist
  4. Alexander Dubček's close friend

Answer: The hardline communist leader

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What kind of person was Jiří Němec?

Choices

  1. A communist leader
  2. A dissident playwright
  3. A human rights activist ✓
  4. The Prime Minister

Answer: A human rights activist

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How did Erich Honecker describe the reforms?

Choices

  1. As a wonderful opportunity
  2. As a necessary step forward
  3. As a 'cancer' that needed to be removed ✓
  4. As something he was unsure about

Answer: As a 'cancer' that needed to be removed

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What event caused a lot of public anger on November 17, 1989?

Choices

  1. A peaceful protest led by Václav Havel
  2. The Prime Minister's speech to his cabinet
  3. The brutal suppression of a student demonstration ✓
  4. Gustáv Husák's resignation

Answer: The brutal suppression of a student demonstration

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What two things did Václav Havel demand from the government?

Choices

  1. More protests and a new leader
  2. Free elections and the release of all political prisoners ✓
  3. A gradual change and a new constitution
  4. Support for the Eastern Bloc and strong policies

Answer: Free elections and the release of all political prisoners

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What important event happened on December 10, 1989?

Choices

  1. Václav Havel became president
  2. Czechoslovakia split into two countries
  3. Gustáv Husák resigned ✓
  4. Students organized a new protest

Answer: Gustáv Husák resigned

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What happened to Czechoslovakia on January 1, 1993?

Choices

  1. It started a big war.
  2. It became one unified country again.
  3. It peacefully separated into two countries. ✓
  4. It held its first ever elections.

Answer: It peacefully separated into two countries.

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