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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. Which of the following adjectives best describes Igor Tronko?
(a) Short.
(b) Fat.
(c) Tall.
(d) Thin.

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

3. During what years was the Gulag prison system completely overcrowded?
(a) 1949-1950.
(b) 1940-1941.
(c) 1945-1946.
(d) 1952-1953.

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

5. On what date does the war end in Russia?
(a) July 4.
(b) May 9.
(c) June 7.
(d) April 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What inappropriate subject did Solzhenitsyn joke about, leading to his arrest?

2. What was Solzhenitsyn's first cell number?

3. How old was Igor Tronko when Solzhenitsyn met him?

4. Which of the following items were the colors on the Russian uniform meant to represent?

5. Which of the following armies was both Solzhenitsyn and Tronko prepared to join in 1941?

(see the answer key)

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