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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following monsters did Solzhenitsyn compare Borsch to when he saw him at the medical hospital in camp?
(a) A mummy.
(b) A vampire.
(c) A werewolf.
(d) A ghost.

2. On what date does the war end in Russia?
(a) May 9.
(b) July 4.
(c) April 8.
(d) June 7.

3. What did Solzhenitsyn claim is true about evil in the world?
(a) To do evil, people must justify their actions.
(b) To do evil, people must search for justice in an unjust world.
(c) To do evil, people must ignore pain.
(d) To do evil, people must disregard humanity.

4. Of the judges who were brought before the Supreme Court, how many were found guilty of war crimes?
(a) None of them.
(b) Only a handful.
(c) All of them.
(d) Half of them.

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

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

7. How many men attempted to run away from the Gulag prison system?
(a) About one in three.
(b) More than half.
(c) Nearly all.
(d) Very few.

8. Which of the following adjectives best describes Igor Tronko?
(a) Tall.
(b) Thin.
(c) Short.
(d) Fat.

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

10. How many times per month were prisoners allowed to write petitions for their freedom from the prisons?
(a) Twice per month.
(b) Four times per month.
(c) Three times per month.
(d) Once per month.

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

12. How were most prisoners transported to the Gulag prisons?
(a) In cars.
(b) By foot.
(c) On horseback.
(d) On trains.

13. Why did the Russian government kill and imprison its people, according to Solzhenitsyn?
(a) To ensure only the high society reproduce.
(b) To prevent them from revolting in the future.
(c) To punish them for their crimes.
(d) To cleanse their society.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name Vlasov synonymous with?

2. How were prisoners treated when they spoke in their own defense at trial?

3. What was used at night when prisoners were being interrogated in the 1920s?

4. Where did most arrests happen during the time the Gulag prison systems were in use?

5. Which of the following armies was both Solzhenitsyn and Tronko prepared to join in 1941?

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