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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What subject were many of the POWs imprisoned for discussing?
(a) Freedom.
(b) America.
(c) Revolution.
(d) Europe.

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

3. Which of the following crimes is NOT mentioned by Solzhenitsyn as a crime punishable by death?
(a) Public drunkenness.
(b) Accidentally starting a fire.
(c) Hitting a police officer's horse.
(d) Not trimming the hedges in one's yard.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only article of clothing prisoners in the punishment cells were allowed to wear?

2. Which of the following liquids frequently made prisoners in punishment cells drunk?

3. Where did the first hunger strike in Gulag take place?

4. How were most prisoners transported to the Gulag prisons?

5. What did von Meck and Velchinko help Palchinsky do in the early stages of Russian revolution?

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