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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Solzhenitsyn claim is true about evil in the world?
(a) To do evil, people must disregard humanity.
(b) To do evil, people must search for justice in an unjust world.
(c) To do evil, people must ignore pain.
(d) To do evil, people must justify their actions.

2. What did Lenin call those he wished to suppress under fear of revolt?
(a) Rodents.
(b) Pests.
(c) Animals.
(d) Insects.

3. What was used at night when prisoners were being interrogated in the 1920s?
(a) Matches.
(b) Car headlights.
(c) Flashlights.
(d) Bolts of lightning.

4. Where did most arrests happen during the time the Gulag prison systems were in use?
(a) In Russia.
(b) In Germany.
(c) In America.
(d) In the Middle East.

5. How long did Solzhenitsyn think he would be sentenced in Gulag?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 15 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What position did Solzhenitsyn hold in the Russian army before his arrest?

4. How long was the standard Stalin imprisonment in Gulag?

5. What is the name of the assassinated Soviet ambassador who had a draft named after him?

(see the answer key)

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