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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Gorbachev take office?
(a) January 1985.
(b) March 1986.
(c) December 1984.
(d) March 1985.

2. How many years did Bukharian's wife spend in prison or exile?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Forty years.
(d) Fifteen years.

3. What society did Pavel belong to that tells him that there could be enemies anywhere, even at home?
(a) Timur Society.
(b) Communist Youth Organization.
(c) Stalin Youth.
(d) Komsomol.

4. Which former cellmate of Solzhenitsyn was a role model for Pavel Litvinov?
(a) Shalamov.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Kopelev.
(d) Sinyavsky.

5. Who succeeded Brezhnev?
(a) Sakharov.
(b) Gorbachev.
(c) Brodsky.
(d) Andropov.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many index cards did Dmitri Yurosov manage to accumulate in eighteen months at the archive of the Supreme Court?

2. What statue was across the street from Remnick's apartment?

3. Who did Remnick tell Flora Litvinov he was looking for?

4. Who would be undermined if the truth about the massacres is revealed?

5. What film inspired Dmitri Yurasov when he was working as a laborer after being fired from the Supreme Court?

(see the answer key)

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