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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. What was the name of the political party put into place by the tsar?
(a) The Scout Party.
(b) The Cadet Party.
(c) The Leader Party.
(d) The Soldier Party.

2. What decade is generally considered a decade of freedom to those who have studied the Gulag prison system?
(a) The 1930s.
(b) The 1920s.
(c) The 1950s.
(d) The 1940s.

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

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

5. Which of the following groups of people was NOT considered dangerous by Lenin?
(a) Intellectuals.
(b) Class enemies.
(c) Malingerers.
(d) Violent offenders.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was the name of the prison where Solzhenitsyn was sent after his arrest?

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