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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. During what month of the year was Solzhenitsyn arrested?
(a) February.
(b) July.
(c) May.
(d) October.

2. How long did prisoners usually cling to the hope that their arrest has been a mistake?
(a) For one month.
(b) For one day.
(c) For one week.
(d) For one year.

3. Under the tsar's rule, which of the following types of prisoners did NOT fill the system?
(a) Violent prisoners.
(b) Prominent prisoners.
(c) Wealthy prisoners.
(d) Former officials.

4. How many useful measures of torture did the Gulag prison system use?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 10.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe Solzhenitsyn's attitude during his interrogation?

2. How many peasants were members of the TKP?

3. During what year was Solzhenitsyn arrested?

4. What typically happened to a house after its owner was arrested?

5. What type of prison cells were prisoners kept in during their interrogation process?

(see the answer key)

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