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

2. What is the acronym for the school where Solzhenitsyn studied?
(a) NKVD.
(b) KRSO.
(c) MQOR.
(d) YBKW.

3. After lunch, how long were prisoners allowed to rest before returning to work?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Three hours.
(c) One hour.
(d) They were not allowed to rest.

4. Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe Solzhenitsyn's attitude during his interrogation?
(a) Naive.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Honest.
(d) Humble.

5. 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 Skins.
(d) The Organs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lenin call the purge through which he got rid of all those he wished to suppress?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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