The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the prison where Solzhenitsyn was sent after his arrest?
(a) Muscovite.
(b) Lubyanka.
(c) Isaevich.
(d) Archipelago.

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

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

4. During what years was the Gulag prison system completely overcrowded?
(a) 1949-1950.
(b) 1940-1941.
(c) 1952-1953.
(d) 1945-1946.

5. Which of the following jobs was offered in exchange for food in the Gulag prison systems?
(a) Body burial.
(b) Food production.
(c) Construction work.
(d) Health services.

6. Which of the following adjectives best describes Igor Tronko?
(a) Thin.
(b) Fat.
(c) Short.
(d) Tall.

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

8. How many men attempted to run away from the Gulag prison system?
(a) Very few.
(b) About one in three.
(c) Nearly all.
(d) More than half.

9. How were most prisoners transported to the Gulag prisons?
(a) On trains.
(b) In cars.
(c) On horseback.
(d) By foot.

10. In 1963, how many judges were brought before the Supreme Court to defend their actions at Gulag?
(a) 50.
(b) 40.
(c) 70.
(d) 60.

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

12. What country does Solzhenitsyn view as his motherland?
(a) Poland.
(b) Russia.
(c) Bulgaria.
(d) Persia.

13. Which of the following items was Solzhenitsyn afraid his interrogators will find?
(a) His photographs.
(b) His handgun.
(c) His pamphlets.
(d) His notebooks.

14. Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe Solzhenitsyn's attitude during his interrogation?
(a) Humble.
(b) Honest.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Naive.

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

2. Why did the Russian government kill and imprison its people, according to Solzhenitsyn?

3. What did Chulpenyev do for a living?

4. Where was Solzhenitsyn when he was finally arrested?

5. How long was Lozovsky sentenced to serve in Gulag?

(see the answer keys)

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