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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following intangible items did Lenin legalize in 1922?
(a) Patriotism.
(b) Faith.
(c) Terror.
(d) Hope.

2. Who were Zeks?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Prisoners.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Guards.

3. When forming a line for drinking water, which of the following prisoners were allowed to drink first from the common cup?
(a) The oldest prisoners.
(b) The healthiest prisoners.
(c) The youngest prisoners.
(d) The weakest prisoners.

4. What did Gendelman do for a living?
(a) He was a doctor.
(b) He was a teacher.
(c) He was a soldier.
(d) He was a lawyer.

5. Which of the following authors did Solzhenitsyn NOT quote as writing about evil in the world?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Dickens.
(c) Schiller.
(d) Melville.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days was a prisoner sent to punishment for if he were found guilty of unruliness?

2. What is the abbreviated acronym for the All-Russian Central Executive Committee?

3. Where were the prisoners who were sent into exile relocated to?

4. Which of the following liquids frequently made prisoners in punishment cells drunk?

5. Which of the following adjectives is NOT used to describe the academic civilians in Russia?

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