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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following armies was both Solzhenitsyn and Tronko prepared to join in 1941?
(a) The Red Army.
(b) The White Army.
(c) The Black Army.
(d) The Blue Army.

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

4. Why did the Russian government kill and imprison its people, according to Solzhenitsyn?
(a) To ensure only the high society reproduce.
(b) To cleanse their society.
(c) To punish them for their crimes.
(d) To prevent them from revolting in the future.

5. After lunch, how long were prisoners allowed to rest before returning to work?
(a) Two hours.
(b) They were not allowed to rest.
(c) Three hours.
(d) One hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following authors did Solzhenitsyn NOT quote as writing about evil in the world?

2. What was the name given to the guard who was in charge of waking the prisoners up in the morning?

3. What was the name of the political party put into place by the tsar?

4. What did Lenin call the purge through which he got rid of all those he wished to suppress?

5. How many former POWs was Solzhenitsyn celled with during his first arrest?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Chulpenyev react to the charges brought against him in Mongolia in 1941?

2. What is the typical reaction most prisoners had during the first 24 hours after their arrest and imprisonment in Gulag?

3. What reason does Solzhenitsyn give for the mass arrests that were sweeping through Russia during the time of Gulag's height?

4. While imprisoned, what did Solzhenitsyn feel about his Motherland?

5. What made the first two hours of the day the most difficult for Solzhenitsyn?

6. Why couldn't interrogators be trusted to uphold the law?

7. What happened in the Gulag prison camps in 1945-1946?

8. Who were the organs?

9. Who was Igor Tronko?

10. How long did trials at the height of Gulag last for civilian prisoners?

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