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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. How many useful measures of torture did the Gulag prison system use?
(a) 10.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 20.

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

3. What did Lenin call those he wished to suppress under fear of revolt?
(a) Animals.
(b) Insects.
(c) Pests.
(d) Rodents.

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

5. During what years was the Gulag prison system completely overcrowded?
(a) 1940-1941.
(b) 1952-1953.
(c) 1945-1946.
(d) 1949-1950.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what month of the year was Solzhenitsyn sentenced to serve time in Gulag?

2. How many men attempted to run away from the Gulag prison system?

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

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

5. Which of the following items were the colors on the Russian uniform meant to represent?

(see the answer key)

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