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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what month of the year was Solzhenitsyn arrested?
(a) October.
(b) May.
(c) February.
(d) July.

2. What is another word for the trains that brought prisoners out to exile?
(a) Harishums.
(b) Stolypins.
(c) Gallywags.
(d) Munditzplatz.

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

4. How long did prisoners usually cling to the hope that their arrest has been a mistake?
(a) For one day.
(b) For one month.
(c) For one year.
(d) For one week.

5. How long did most men survive in the Gulag prison systems before being executed?
(a) Five years.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Three years.
(d) One year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Solzhenitsyn claim is the best part about prison life?

2. Which of the following adjectives is NOT used to describe the academic civilians in Russia?

3. Which of the following camps was known for being lice ridden?

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

5. What is another word for archipelago?

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