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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 of the following food items was frequently served to the prisoners for lunch?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Soup.
(d) Bread.

2. In 1963, how many judges were brought before the Supreme Court to defend their actions at Gulag?
(a) 50.
(b) 40.
(c) 60.
(d) 70.

3. How long was Chulpenyev held before being sent to the Gulag prison camps?
(a) One year.
(b) One day.
(c) One month.
(d) One week.

4. What was the name of the police force put into power by the government specifically used to arrest prisoners for Gulag?
(a) The Skins.
(b) The Organs.
(c) The Eyes.
(d) The Feet.

5. What did Lenin call the purge through which he got rid of all those he wished to suppress?
(a) The spending purge.
(b) The hygienic purge.
(c) The gastronomical purge.
(d) The necessary purge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following groups of foreigners was NOT seized when Tashkent fell short of their quota?

2. What was Solzhenitsyn's first cell number?

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

4. What decade is generally considered a decade of freedom to those who have studied the Gulag prison system?

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

(see the answer key)

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