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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 Lenin secretly enjoy framing intelligentsia as before shipping them off to Gulag?
(a) Thieves.
(b) Arsonists.
(c) Spies.
(d) Murderers.

2. Which of the following groups of people was NOT considered dangerous by Lenin?
(a) Class enemies.
(b) Violent offenders.
(c) Malingerers.
(d) Intellectuals.

3. Which of the following groups of men found themselves in the first show trial of the Shakhty?
(a) Goat farmers.
(b) Coal miners.
(c) Railroad workers.
(d) Police officers.

4. How many former POWs was Solzhenitsyn celled with during his first arrest?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

5. What was the name of the political party put into place by the tsar?
(a) The Scout Party.
(b) The Soldier Party.
(c) The Cadet Party.
(d) The Leader Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Solzhenitsyn when he used to listen to the "boring, pallid daily records" of the trials?

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

3. For how long were juveniles sent to Gulag when sentenced?

4. How did men treat Solzhenitsyn when he was in his uniform during his arrest?

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

(see the answer key)

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