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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many hours a day does Solzhenitsyn claim were of no note?
(a) 16 hours a day.
(b) 12 hours a day.
(c) 24 hours a day.
(d) 8 hours a day.

4. What color were the patches worn on the shoulders of the Russian soldiers?
(a) Purple.
(b) Silver.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following activities was NOT something Solzhenitsyn was allowed to do in prison?

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

3. How many peasants were members of the TKP?

4. Which of the following sections of the memoir deals with the show trials?

5. How did men treat Solzhenitsyn when he was in his uniform during his arrest?

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