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

2. Under the tsar's rule, which of the following types of prisoners did NOT fill the system?
(a) Prominent prisoners.
(b) Former officials.
(c) Wealthy prisoners.
(d) Violent prisoners.

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

4. Which of the following activities was NOT part of the prisoners' morning routine?
(a) Sitting down and thinking about their ruined lives.
(b) Making their beds.
(c) Eating a meager breakfast of gruel.
(d) Jumping out of bed when the bell rang.

5. How many hours a day does Solzhenitsyn claim were of no note?
(a) 8 hours a day.
(b) 16 hours a day.
(c) 12 hours a day.
(d) 24 hours a day.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following activities was NOT something Solzhenitsyn was allowed to do in prison?

3. Which of the following items was Solzhenitsyn afraid his interrogators will find?

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

5. Where did Solzhenitsyn meet Igor Tronko?

(see the answer key)

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