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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color were the patches worn on the shoulders of the Russian soldiers?
(a) Red.
(b) Purple.
(c) Silver.
(d) Blue.

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

4. How many men attempted to run away from the Gulag prison system?
(a) Nearly all.
(b) About one in three.
(c) Very few.
(d) More than half.

5. What color were the battalions many POWs joined in exchange for food?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Gold.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Igor Tronko?

2. For how long were juveniles sent to Gulag when sentenced?

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

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

5. What was the typical punishment for a Russian POW?

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