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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 country does Solzhenitsyn view as his motherland?
(a) Russia.
(b) Persia.
(c) Bulgaria.
(d) Poland.

2. Why wasn't Stalin's body drawn and quartered for the execution of the peasants?
(a) Because Stalin had divine absolvement of all crimes.
(b) Because the people begged not to disrupt his body.
(c) Because Stalin had never been found guilty of war crimes.
(d) Because no one knew where Stalin was buried.

3. Which of the following forms of torture were NOT common practice during interrogations?
(a) Withholding food and water from prisoners.
(b) Dipping prisoners' feet in boiling water.
(c) Stifling prisoners in airtight cells.
(d) Burning prisoners with cigarettes.

4. Which of the following men is described as "the only Russian crazy enough to return without authorization"?
(a) Savinkov.
(b) Ratikov.
(c) Putinov.
(d) Gorbechov.

5. What is the abbreviated acronym for the All-Russian Central Executive Committee?
(a) VTsIK.
(b) GULAG.
(c) ARCEC.
(d) KWyBZ.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following camps was known for having good barracks?

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

3. What was Solzhenitsyn's first cell number?

4. What did Lenin call the purge through which he got rid of all those he wished to suppress?

5. Which of the following groups of foreigners was NOT seized when Tashkent fell short of their quota?

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