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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which hours of the day does Solzhenitsyn claim were the hardest?
(a) The first two hours.
(b) Every hour was equally terrible.
(c) The last two hours.
(d) The two middle hours.

2. How long was Lozovsky sentenced to serve in Gulag?
(a) 13 years.
(b) 27 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) Life.

3. How long did Solzhenitsyn think he would be sentenced in Gulag?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 20 years.

4. How old was Igor Tronko when Solzhenitsyn met him?
(a) Younger than Solzhenitsyn.
(b) The same age as Solzhenitsyn.
(c) Solzhenitsyn cannot tell how old Tronko is.
(d) Older than Solzhenitsyn.

5. Which of the following actions did Solzhenitsyn do trying to infuriate those who took joy in his arrest?
(a) He spit at them.
(b) He shook his fist at them.
(c) He smiled at them.
(d) He ignored them.

6. What did relatives furiously try to pack when their family members were arrested?
(a) Blankets and pillows.
(b) Food.
(c) Legal documents.
(d) Clothing.

7. Which country did Solzhenitsyn use as an example to show how the Organs justify their existence?
(a) Prussia.
(b) Mongolia.
(c) Romania.
(d) Germany.

8. What did prisoners say was the common sentence for doing nothing?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) Life.
(d) 10 years.

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

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

11. During what month of the year was Solzhenitsyn sentenced to serve time in Gulag?
(a) May.
(b) August.
(c) November.
(d) January.

12. Which country is the Russian army retreating from in 1941?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) China.
(d) England.

13. What was the name of the political party put into place by the tsar?
(a) The Scout Party.
(b) The Leader Party.
(c) The Cadet Party.
(d) The Soldier Party.

14. Where did most arrests happen during the time the Gulag prison systems were in use?
(a) In the Middle East.
(b) In America.
(c) In Russia.
(d) In Germany.

15. Which of the following statements best describes Solzhenitsyn's attitude toward being in prison?
(a) Prison was mind numbing pain.
(b) Prison was an abyss.
(c) Prison was the turning point in his life.
(d) Prison was a blank slate with no chalk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Solzhenitsyn claim is true about evil in the world?

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

3. What was the typical punishment for a Russian POW?

4. Which of the following items was Solzhenitsyn afraid his interrogators will find?

5. Why did Lozovsky ask to be shot during Chulpenyev's trial?

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