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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following groups of foreigners was NOT seized when Tashkent fell short of their quota?
(a) Exiled Koreans.
(b) Chinese railway workers.
(c) Leningrad Estonians.
(d) Wealthy Italians.

2. After lunch, how long were prisoners allowed to rest before returning to work?
(a) They were not allowed to rest.
(b) One hour.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Three hours.

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

4. Where did most arrests happen during the time the Gulag prison systems were in use?
(a) In Russia.
(b) In America.
(c) In Germany.
(d) In the Middle East.

5. Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe Solzhenitsyn's attitude during his interrogation?
(a) Honest.
(b) Naive.
(c) Humble.
(d) Afraid.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many useful measures of torture did the Gulag prison system use?

2. What was the name of the political party put into place by the tsar?

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

4. How long did most men survive in the Gulag prison systems before being executed?

5. Which hours of the day does Solzhenitsyn claim were the hardest?

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