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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. How long did a typical bathroom break last when there were 120 prisoners who needed to go?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 2 hours.

2. Which of the following methods was NOT one prisoners used to try to figure out where they were going when being sent into exile?
(a) Asking other exiled prisoners for clues.
(b) Stealing glances at street signs through cracks in the wood.
(c) Marking the position of the sun.
(d) Sneaking maps in with their folded clothing.

3. Which of the following camps was known for having ancient, leaking toilets?
(a) Usman.
(b) Novosibirsk.
(c) Vologda.
(d) Irkutsk.

4. Which of the following terms is used to describe show trials?
(a) Conflictless trials.
(b) Pontoon trials.
(c) Emancipated trials.
(d) Heavenly trials.

5. For how long were juveniles sent to Gulag when sentenced?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 40 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following intangible items did Lenin legalize in 1922?

3. What is the name of the revolutionary that organized the early Russian courts?

4. Which of the following activities was NOT part of the prisoners' morning routine?

5. Why wasn't Stalin's body drawn and quartered for the execution of the peasants?

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