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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following sections of the memoir deals with the show trials?
(a) "The Law Matures."
(b) "The Law Becomes a Man."
(c) "The Law in Infancy."
(d) "The Law as a Child."

3. What is the name of the assassinated Soviet ambassador who had a draft named after him?
(a) Putin.
(b) Lenin.
(c) Voikov.
(d) Cherkov.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the judges who were brought before the Supreme Court, how many were found guilty of war crimes?

2. What did Lenin call those he wished to suppress under fear of revolt?

3. Which of the following groups of people was NOT considered dangerous by Lenin?

4. In 1963, how many judges were brought before the Supreme Court to defend their actions at Gulag?

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

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