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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long did Solzhenitsyn walk around Russia as a free man before being sent to Gulag?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Four days.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Four months.

2. What is the section number that Solzhenitsyn signed to, unknowing that this consigned him to hard labor and eternal exile?
(a) Section 17.
(b) Section 11.
(c) Section 13.
(d) Section 15.

3. Which of the following groups of people was NOT considered dangerous by Lenin?
(a) Violent offenders.
(b) Intellectuals.
(c) Class enemies.
(d) Malingerers.

4. What did Lenin call the purge through which he got rid of all those he wished to suppress?
(a) The gastronomical purge.
(b) The spending purge.
(c) The necessary purge.
(d) The hygienic purge.

5. During what year was Solzhenitsyn arrested?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Solzhenitsyn think he would be sentenced in Gulag?

2. What did relatives furiously try to pack when their family members were arrested?

3. How many procedures did Solzhenitsyn undergo before finally being sentenced?

4. What inappropriate subject did Solzhenitsyn joke about, leading to his arrest?

5. How long was the standard Stalin imprisonment in Gulag?

(see the answer key)

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