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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. How many men attempted to run away from the Gulag prison system?
(a) More than half.
(b) About one in three.
(c) Very few.
(d) Nearly all.

2. What did Solzhenitsyn claim is true about evil in the world?
(a) To do evil, people must disregard humanity.
(b) To do evil, people must search for justice in an unjust world.
(c) To do evil, people must justify their actions.
(d) To do evil, people must ignore pain.

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

4. What inappropriate subject did Solzhenitsyn joke about, leading to his arrest?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Communism.
(c) Russia.
(d) Lenin.

5. What is the section number that Solzhenitsyn signed to, unknowing that this consigned him to hard labor and eternal exile?
(a) Section 17.
(b) Section 15.
(c) Section 13.
(d) Section 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many procedures did Solzhenitsyn undergo before finally being sentenced?

2. Which of the following authors did Solzhenitsyn NOT quote as writing about evil in the world?

3. For how long did Solzhenitsyn walk around Russia as a free man before being sent to Gulag?

4. During what month of the year was Solzhenitsyn arrested?

5. What was the name given to the guard who was in charge of waking the prisoners up in the morning?

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