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

2. What color were the patches worn on the shoulders of the Russian soldiers?
(a) Silver.
(b) Purple.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

3. How many days was a prisoner sent to punishment for if he were found guilty of unruliness?
(a) 15 days.
(b) 20 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 5 days.

4. What is another word for the trains that brought prisoners out to exile?
(a) Stolypins.
(b) Harishums.
(c) Gallywags.
(d) Munditzplatz.

5. When forming a line for drinking water, which of the following prisoners were allowed to drink first from the common cup?
(a) The oldest prisoners.
(b) The weakest prisoners.
(c) The youngest prisoners.
(d) The healthiest prisoners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Solzhenitsyn claim is true about evil in the world?

2. Which of the following intangible items did Lenin legalize in 1922?

3. What position did Solzhenitsyn hold in the Russian army before his arrest?

4. Which of the following methods of transportation was NOT frequently used to send prisoners out to exile?

5. How many compartments were in a typical passenger car headed out to exile?

(see the answer key)

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