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Anne Applebaum

Gulag: A History | Quiz

Anne Applebaum
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Gulag: A History | Quiz

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1)

How could hungry prisoners earn a piece of bread while in transit to a Gulag camp? (from Part 2, Chapter 9: Transport, Arrival, Selection—Summary)

Shaving their heads.
Killing another prisoner.
Selling their gold.
Hauling cement buckets.
2)

How did Andropov die? (from Part 3, Chapter 27: The 1980's: Smashing Statues—Summary)

Cancer.
Kidney failure.
Hear attack.
He was assassinated.
3)

What was the central focus of life within the camps? (from Part 2, Chapter 11: Work in the Camps—Summary)

Work.
Survival.
Death.
Brainwashing.
4)

How many prisoners would a double-decker bed hold? (from Part 2, Chapter 10: Life in the Camps—Summary)

Eight.
Six.
Ten.
Four.
5)

Which of the following is NOT a reason why familial visits within the labor camps often went poorly? (from Part 2, Chapter 12: Punishment and Reward—Summary)

Prisoners often did not want to see their family.
Family members often couldn't travel the distance to the camp.
Family members were sometimes shot.
Family members couldn't handle the bleakness of camp life.
6)

How were letters passed by lovers within the Gulag prison system? (from Part 2, Chapter 15: Women and Children—Summary)

They were passed by the guards.
They were thrown over fences.
They were tapped out in Morse code.
There were no romantic relationships at Gulag camps.
7)

How long did Andropov rule Russia in the post-Stalin era? (from Part 3, Chapter 27: The 1980's: Smashing Statues—Summary)

2 years.
4 years.
3 years.
1 year.
8)

How does the Russian public generally feel about the Gulag prison camps? (from Epilogue: Memory—Summary)

They feel great guilt.
They are proud of them.
They are unaware of them.
They are confused by them.
9)

What types of games did Urki prisoners play at Gulag? (from Part 2, Chapter 14: The Prisoners—Summary)

Games with bats and balls.
Word games.
Dice games.
Card games.
10)

What did many prisoners mine for when working in the Russian labor camps? (from Part 2, Chapter 11: Work in the Camps—Summary)

Coal.
Diamonds.
Gold.
Oil.
11)

Where was Stalin's Soviet Bloc? (from Part 3, Chapter 21: Amnesty–and Afterward—Summary)

Northern Europe.
Southern Europe.
Western Europe.
Eastern Europe.
12)

Which of the following is NOT a disease many prisoners died from in Gulag camps? (from Part 2, Chapter 16: The Dying—Summary)

Scarlet fever.
Dysentery.
Scurvy.
Tuberculosis.
13)

Why is so little known about punishment chambers today? (from Part 2, Chapter 12: Punishment and Reward—Summary)

There is speculation as to whether they existed.
Most prisoners did not survive them.
Prisoners refused to speak of the horrors that went on inside them.
Guards did not keep proper record books.
14)

How long did Steplag prisoners have control of the camp before they were opened fire upon by authorities? (from Part 3, Chapter 24: The Zeks' Revolution—Summary)

1 month.
1 year.
1 day.
1 week.
15)

How often were prisoners expected to bathe within Gulag camps? (from Part 2, Chapter 10: Life in the Camps—Summary)

Every 3 days.
Every 7 days.
Every day.
Every 10 days.
16)

Which of the following cultural remnants were foreigners NOT forced to abandon upon entering the Gulag prison system? (from Part 3, Chapter 20: Strangers—Summary)

Their clothing.
Their language.
Their traditions.
Their names.
17)

Once prisoners in Steplag had power over the camp, which of the following best describes their daily life? (from Part 3, Chapter 24: The Zeks' Revolution—Summary)

Organized.
Calm.
Chaotic.
Dangerous.
18)

Which of the following groups of prisoners had the best chance at a successful escape from Gulag? (from Part 2, Chapter 18: Rebellion and Escape—Summary)

Brigaiders.
Trusties.
Professional criminals.
Female prisoners.
19)

Which of the following groups of people was not specifically charged with anti-Stalin behavior in the 1960s? (from Part 3, Chapter 26: The Era of the Dissidents—Summary)

Writers.
Teachers.
Artists.
Poets.
20)

Which of the following was NOT put into place by the Russian government to remember the prisoners of Gulag? (from Epilogue: Memory—Summary)

Monuments.
Musical scores.
Museums.
Memorials.
21)

Which types of prisoners made up the majority of prisoners within the Gulag system? (from Part 2, Chapter 14: The Prisoners—Summary)

Political prisoners.
Foreigners.
Urkis.
Peasents.
22)

What does Applebaum claim ruled Gulag during WWII? (from Part 3, Chapter 19: The War Begins—Summary)

Chaos.
Greed.
Hatred.
Fear.
23)

Who were the dokhodyagi? (from Part 2, Chapter 16: The Dying—Summary)

The weak soldiers.
The sick soldiers.
The dying soldiers.
The dead soldiers.
24)

Which of the following ethnic groups were the first inmates of Russia's POW camps? (from Part 3, Chapter 20: Strangers—Summary)

The Balts.
The Slavs.
The Poles.
The Fins.
25)

What happened if prisoners ventured too close to the barbed wire of the camps? (from Part 2, Chapter 10: Life in the Camps—Summary)

They were shot.
They were forced to work longer hours.
They lost their food ration.
They received electric shocks.
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