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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did most men survive in the Gulag prison systems before being executed?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Five years.

2. During what years was the Gulag prison system completely overcrowded?
(a) 1952-1953.
(b) 1945-1946.
(c) 1949-1950.
(d) 1940-1941.

3. During what year was Solzhenitsyn arrested?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1955.

4. For how long did Solzhenitsyn walk around Russia as a free man before being sent to Gulag?
(a) Four months.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Four days.

5. What type of prison cells were prisoners kept in during their interrogation process?
(a) Massive cement cells.
(b) Freezing cold cells.
(c) Excruciatingly tiny cells.
(d) Cells filled with biting ants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following forms of torture were NOT common practice during interrogations?

2. What inappropriate subject did Solzhenitsyn joke about, leading to his arrest?

3. Where was Solzhenitsyn when he was finally arrested?

4. During what month of the year was Solzhenitsyn arrested?

5. For how long were juveniles sent to Gulag when sentenced?

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