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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What typically happened to a house after its owner was arrested?
(a) It was burned.
(b) It was boarded up.
(c) It was put back on the market.
(d) It was ransacked.

2. What was the name given to the guard who was in charge of waking the prisoners up in the morning?
(a) The alarmsound.
(b) The turnkey.
(c) The doorknock.
(d) The breaksleep.

3. How long did Solzhenitsyn "duel" with interrogators before being sent to prison?
(a) Four months.
(b) Four hours.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Four days.

4. What was the name of the political party put into place by the tsar?
(a) The Scout Party.
(b) The Leader Party.
(c) The Cadet Party.
(d) The Soldier Party.

5. What was used at night when prisoners were being interrogated in the 1920s?
(a) Flashlights.
(b) Matches.
(c) Car headlights.
(d) Bolts of lightning.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long were juveniles sent to Gulag when sentenced?

2. Which of the following statements best describes Solzhenitsyn's attitude toward being in prison?

3. What did Solzhenitsyn claim is true about evil in the world?

4. What is the acronym for the school where Solzhenitsyn studied?

5. What is the name of the assassinated Soviet ambassador who had a draft named after him?

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