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

2. How many useful measures of torture did the Gulag prison system use?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 40.
(d) 10.

3. How many hours a day does Solzhenitsyn claim were of no note?
(a) 8 hours a day.
(b) 24 hours a day.
(c) 16 hours a day.
(d) 12 hours a day.

4. Which of the following actions did Solzhenitsyn do trying to infuriate those who took joy in his arrest?
(a) He ignored them.
(b) He spit at them.
(c) He shook his fist at them.
(d) He smiled at them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was used at night when prisoners were being interrogated in the 1920s?

2. How long did Solzhenitsyn "duel" with interrogators before being sent to prison?

3. Which of the following statements best describes Solzhenitsyn's attitude toward being in prison?

4. How long did prisoners usually cling to the hope that their arrest has been a mistake?

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

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