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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following activities was NOT something Solzhenitsyn was allowed to do in prison?
(a) Play chess with friends.
(b) Cook lunch for fellow prisoners.
(c) Read a magazine.
(d) Go for a walk.

2. Where was Solzhenitsyn when he was finally arrested?
(a) At a train station.
(b) At church.
(c) At the movie theater.
(d) Asleep in his bed.

3. How long did the typical Gulag prisoner's trial last?
(a) A few days.
(b) A few minutes.
(c) A few hours.
(d) A few weeks.

4. Which of the following items was NOT used to break prisoners who attempted a hunger strike?
(a) Clubs.
(b) Boots.
(c) Bricks.
(d) Fists.

5. How long did a typical bathroom break last when there were 120 prisoners who needed to go?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 1 hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many compartments were in a typical passenger car headed out to exile?

2. For how long did Stalin use officially capital punishment as a way to "clean out" his overcrowded prisons?

3. Which of the following jobs was offered in exchange for food in the Gulag prison systems?

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

5. Which of the following food items was frequently served to the prisoners for lunch?

(see the answer key)

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