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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 decade is generally considered a decade of freedom to those who have studied the Gulag prison system?
(a) The 1940s.
(b) The 1950s.
(c) The 1930s.
(d) The 1920s.

2. Which of the following items were the colors on the Russian uniform meant to represent?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Courage.
(d) Peace.

3. What is the nationality of the man who Solzhenitsyn has carry his suitcase when he is being arrested?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Polish.
(d) American.

4. What was the name given to the guard who was in charge of waking the prisoners up in the morning?
(a) The alarmsound.
(b) The turnkey.
(c) The breaksleep.
(d) The doorknock.

5. Which of the following actions did Solzhenitsyn do trying to infuriate those who took joy in his arrest?
(a) He smiled at them.
(b) He spit at them.
(c) He ignored them.
(d) He shook his fist at them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Solzhenitsyn's first cell number?

2. Which of the following activities was NOT part of the prisoners' morning routine?

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

4. Which of the following statements best describes Solzhenitsyn's attitude toward being in prison?

5. During the new era of executions, how many men were killed in the first 16 months?

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