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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 17, The Conveyor Belt | Part I, Chapter 18, Confrontations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Ginzburg attribute her not signing anything that was false?
(a) The more brutal means of interrogations were not yet used.
(b) She wanted to be a good example for her children.
(c) She had a spiritual strength.
(d) She wanted to be a good example for other Party members who are falsely accused.

2. How does Ginzburg view the hearings against her and others?
(a) Honest but flawed.
(b) They are conducted by incompetent judges.
(c) Corrupt and hypocritical.
(d) Self-serving.

3. What does Tsarevsky say about Elvov?
(a) He has killed himself.
(b) He has confessed against Ginzburg.
(c) He has confessed to participating in a plot against Stalin.
(d) He has said Ginzburg contacted him about killing another party member.

4. What eventually stops this first round of the new type of interrogations?
(a) A new prisoner takes their attention away from her.
(b) Ginzburg blacks out.
(c) Ginzburg confesses and signs what they want her to sign.
(d) Ginzburg asks to speak to Elvov.

5. How long does the second round of interrogations last?
(a) 1 day.
(b) Three hours.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) 5 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Livanov ask Ginzburg concerning Elvov?

2. Why does Pitkovskaya condemn her husband?

3. What incenses Ginzburg about how her answers are recorded?

4. What does Ginzburg say in her letter to the secret police?

5. Why is Ginzburg sent home?

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