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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. What did relatives furiously try to pack when their family members were arrested?
(a) Blankets and pillows.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Legal documents.
(d) Food.

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

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

4. What color were the patches worn on the shoulders of the Russian soldiers?
(a) Silver.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) Red.

5. Which of the following statements best describes Solzhenitsyn's attitude toward being in prison?
(a) Prison was an abyss.
(b) Prison was a blank slate with no chalk.
(c) Prison was the turning point in his life.
(d) Prison was mind numbing pain.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what year did the Soviets ransack the churches in Russia, claiming victory?

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

5. How long was the standard Stalin imprisonment in Gulag?

(see the answer key)

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