1. What event triggered the beginning of hardship for Leningrad's citizens?
- A) Air raids
- B) Artillery bombardment
- C) Declaration of war
- D) Imposition of rationing
Correct Answer: A) Air raids
2. How long did the siege of Leningrad last?
- A) 1000 days
- B) 365 days
- C) 500 days
- D) 872 days
Correct Answer: D) 872 days
3. Why did Leningraders come to dread sunny days and moonlit nights?
- A) Increased visibility for bombings
- B) Harsher weather conditions
- C) Shortage of food supplies
- D) Increased military activity
Correct Answer: A) Increased visibility for bombings
4. What was the impact of cloud cover during the siege of Leningrad?
- A) Reduced visibility for bombings
- B) Increased artillery fire
- C) Improved morale
- D) Increased food supplies
Correct Answer: B) Increased artillery fire
5. When did the bread rations reach their lowest point during the siege?
- A) September 1941
- B) November 1941
- C) July 1941
- D) October 1941
Correct Answer: B) November 1941
6. How many times were bread rations reduced between September and November 1941?
- A) Two times
- B) Three times
- C) Four times
- D) Five times
Correct Answer: D) Five times
7. Who received the lowest bread ration during the siege of Leningrad?
- A) Children
- B) Manual workers
- C) Engineers
- D) White-collar workers
Correct Answer: A) Children
8. Which food items were severely reduced besides bread during the siege?
- A) Meat and butter
- B) Sugar and vegetables
- C) Fish and fruit
- D) Milk and cheese
Correct Answer: A) Meat and butter
9. What were the 'blockade grams' mentioned in the excerpt?
- A) A measurement for building materials
- B) A type of currency during the siege
- C) Units of measurement for bombs
- D) Units of measurement for food
Correct Answer: D) Units of measurement for food
10. What was the general mood among Leningraders as described in the excerpt?
- A) Curiosity
- B) Fear
- C) Apathy
- D) Excitement
Correct Answer: C) Apathy
11. How often did Leningrad's inhabitants seek shelter during the siege?
- A) Once a day
- B) Several times a day
- C) Once a week
- D) Once a month
Correct Answer: B) Several times a day
12. What did Leningraders initially feel after the first bomb attacks?
- A) Fear
- B) Excitement
- C) Relief
- D) Curiosity
Correct Answer: D) Curiosity
13. What was the primary reason for people's fear during the siege?
- A) Bombings
- B) Hunger
- C) Cold weather
- D) Apathy
Correct Answer: A) Bombings
14. What did Leningraders welcome due to its reduced visibility?
- A) Sunny days
- B) Moonlit nights
- C) Cloud cover
- D) Rainy weather
Correct Answer: C) Cloud cover
15. What became a distant memory for Leningraders as described in the excerpt?
- A) Air raids
- B) Artillery bombardment
- C) Summer months without rationing
- D) Availability of food in shops without ration cards
Correct Answer: D) Availability of food in shops without ration cards
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