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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Krylenko's trial, how many men were spared death by execution?
(a) 34.
(b) 44.
(c) 14.
(d) 24.

2. How many former POWs was Solzhenitsyn celled with during his first arrest?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

3. What did Solzhenitsyn claim is true about evil in the world?
(a) To do evil, people must disregard humanity.
(b) To do evil, people must justify their actions.
(c) To do evil, people must search for justice in an unjust world.
(d) To do evil, people must ignore pain.

4. Which of the following actions is the Central Executive Committee of the Russian government NOT allowed to do?
(a) Send prisoners to punishment camps.
(b) Execute prisoners.
(c) Pardon prisoners.
(d) Give prisoners lighter sentences.

5. Which of the following authors did Solzhenitsyn NOT quote as writing about evil in the world?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Melville.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Schiller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another word for the trains that brought prisoners out to exile?

2. Who were Zeks?

3. Which of the following activities could get a person sent to the punishment camps in TON?

4. What color were the patches worn on the shoulders of the Russian soldiers?

5. What was the name of the police force put into power by the government specifically used to arrest prisoners for Gulag?

(see the answer key)

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