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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. What did von Meck and Velchinko help Palchinsky do in the early stages of Russian revolution?
(a) Torture prisoners.
(b) Capture escaped prisoners.
(c) Feed starving prisoners.
(d) Set prisoners free.

3. How many times per month were prisoners allowed to write petitions for their freedom from the prisons?
(a) Four times per month.
(b) Once per month.
(c) Three times per month.
(d) Twice per month.

4. How were prisoners treated when they spoke in their own defense at trial?
(a) They were mocked.
(b) They were honored.
(c) They were ignored.
(d) They were beaten.

5. Under the tsar's rule, which of the following types of prisoners did NOT fill the system?
(a) Violent prisoners.
(b) Wealthy prisoners.
(c) Former officials.
(d) Prominent prisoners.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Solzhenitsyn's first cell number?

3. Which country did Solzhenitsyn use as an example to show how the Organs justify their existence?

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

5. What was the name given to the investigators whose main job was to find men to convict and send to Gulag?

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