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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 police force put into power by the government specifically used to arrest prisoners for Gulag?
(a) The Feet.
(b) The Eyes.
(c) The Organs.
(d) The Skins.

2. In what year did the Soviets ransack the churches in Russia, claiming victory?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1921.

3. What was the name of the prison where Solzhenitsyn was sent after his arrest?
(a) Archipelago.
(b) Isaevich.
(c) Muscovite.
(d) Lubyanka.

4. What is the name of the assassinated Soviet ambassador who had a draft named after him?
(a) Cherkov.
(b) Voikov.
(c) Lenin.
(d) Putin.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many former POWs was Solzhenitsyn celled with during his first arrest?

3. During what year was Solzhenitsyn arrested?

4. Which of the following actions did Solzhenitsyn do trying to infuriate those who took joy in his arrest?

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

(see the answer key)

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