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

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

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

4. How many procedures did Solzhenitsyn undergo before finally being sentenced?
(a) 88.
(b) 375.
(c) 206.
(d) 132.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What decade is generally considered a decade of freedom to those who have studied the Gulag prison system?

2. What did relatives furiously try to pack when their family members were arrested?

3. How were most prisoners transported to the Gulag prisons?

4. What was the name of the political party put into place by the tsar?

5. During what years was the Gulag prison system completely overcrowded?

(see the answer key)

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