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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name Vlasov synonymous with?
(a) Murderer.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Traitor.
(d) Prisoner.

3. Under the tsar's rule, which of the following types of prisoners did NOT fill the system?
(a) Former officials.
(b) Prominent prisoners.
(c) Violent prisoners.
(d) Wealthy prisoners.

4. What position did Solzhenitsyn hold in the Russian army before his arrest?
(a) Officer.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) Commander.
(d) Chief.

5. Which of the following forms of torture were NOT common practice during interrogations?
(a) Burning prisoners with cigarettes.
(b) Withholding food and water from prisoners.
(c) Stifling prisoners in airtight cells.
(d) Dipping prisoners' feet in boiling water.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what year was Solzhenitsyn arrested?

2. What was the name of the prison where Solzhenitsyn was sent after his arrest?

3. Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe Solzhenitsyn's attitude during his interrogation?

4. Which of the following authors did Solzhenitsyn NOT quote as writing about evil in the world?

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

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