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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. Which country is the Russian army retreating from in 1941?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) China.

2. What was the name given to the investigators whose main job was to find men to convict and send to Gulag?
(a) Plumbers.
(b) Engineers.
(c) Architects.
(d) Mathematicians.

3. On what date does the war end in Russia?
(a) June 7.
(b) May 9.
(c) April 8.
(d) July 4.

4. During the new era of executions, how many men were killed in the first 16 months?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 16,000.
(c) 1.6 million.
(d) 6,000.

5. 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 disregard humanity.
(c) To do evil, people must justify their actions.
(d) To do evil, people must search for justice in an unjust world.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Lozovsky sentenced to serve in Gulag?

2. What did Lenin secretly enjoy framing intelligentsia as before shipping them off to Gulag?

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

4. How many times per month were prisoners allowed to write petitions for their freedom from the prisons?

5. What is the acronym for the school where Solzhenitsyn studied?

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