The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956 Short Question Test Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Part 1, Chapter 1

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

In Russia.

2. How long did prisoners usually cling to the hope that their arrest has been a mistake?

For one day.

3. What did relatives furiously try to pack when their family members were arrested?

Clothing.

4. What typically happened to a house after its owner was arrested?

It was ransacked.

5. How long did most men survive in the Gulag prison systems before being executed?

One year.

6. During what years was the Gulag prison system completely overcrowded?

1945-1946.

7. How were most prisoners transported to the Gulag prisons?

On trains.

8. How many men attempted to run away from the Gulag prison system?

Very few.

9. How long did Solzhenitsyn think he would be sentenced in Gulag?

10 years.

10. For how long did Solzhenitsyn...
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