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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 inappropriate subject did Solzhenitsyn joke about, leading to his arrest?
(a) Russia.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Communism.
(d) Lenin.

2. What did relatives furiously try to pack when their family members were arrested?
(a) Food.
(b) Legal documents.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Blankets and pillows.

3. Which of the following groups of foreigners was NOT seized when Tashkent fell short of their quota?
(a) Wealthy Italians.
(b) Exiled Koreans.
(c) Chinese railway workers.
(d) Leningrad Estonians.

4. What subject were many of the POWs imprisoned for discussing?
(a) Revolution.
(b) Europe.
(c) Freedom.
(d) America.

5. What type of prison cells were prisoners kept in during their interrogation process?
(a) Freezing cold cells.
(b) Excruciatingly tiny cells.
(c) Massive cement cells.
(d) Cells filled with biting ants.

Short Answer Questions

1. After lunch, how long were prisoners allowed to rest before returning to work?

2. How many useful measures of torture did the Gulag prison system use?

3. What is the acronym for the school where Solzhenitsyn studied?

4. Where did most arrests happen during the time the Gulag prison systems were in use?

5. During what year was Solzhenitsyn arrested?

(see the answer key)

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