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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following activities was NOT part of the prisoners' morning routine?
(a) Sitting down and thinking about their ruined lives.
(b) Jumping out of bed when the bell rang.
(c) Eating a meager breakfast of gruel.
(d) Making their beds.

2. What was the typical punishment for a Russian POW?
(a) Hard labor.
(b) Death.
(c) Muzzling.
(d) A tenner.

3. Which of the following men is described as "the only Russian crazy enough to return without authorization"?
(a) Ratikov.
(b) Gorbechov.
(c) Savinkov.
(d) Putinov.

4. Who was Captain Borsch's partner?
(a) Feliks Dzerzhinsky.
(b) Captain Viktor Abakumov
(c) Nikolai Krylenko.
(d) Colonel Mariyushkin.

5. How long was the standard Stalin imprisonment in Gulag?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 35 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which group of soldiers turned on the Russian church, demanding all its money?

4. How many hours a day does Solzhenitsyn claim were of no note?

5. How many former POWs was Solzhenitsyn celled with during his first arrest?

(see the answer key)

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