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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 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 inappropriate subject did Solzhenitsyn joke about, leading to his arrest?
(a) Communism.
(b) Russia.
(c) Lenin.
(d) Stalin.

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

4. Which of the following authors did Solzhenitsyn NOT quote as writing about evil in the world?
(a) Dickens.
(b) Melville.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Schiller.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was used at night when prisoners were being interrogated in the 1920s?

2. What is the nationality of the man who Solzhenitsyn has carry his suitcase when he is being arrested?

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

4. What is the acronym for the school where Solzhenitsyn studied?

5. Under the tsar's rule, which of the following types of prisoners did NOT fill the system?

(see the answer key)

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