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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 was the name of the political party put into place by the tsar?
(a) The Soldier Party.
(b) The Scout Party.
(c) The Leader Party.
(d) The Cadet Party.

2. How long was the standard Stalin imprisonment in Gulag?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 35 years.

3. How long did Solzhenitsyn "duel" with interrogators before being sent to prison?
(a) Four days.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Four months.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After lunch, how long were prisoners allowed to rest before returning to work?

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

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

4. How many former POWs was Solzhenitsyn celled with during his first arrest?

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

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