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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following statements best describes Solzhenitsyn's attitude toward being in prison?
(a) Prison was the turning point in his life.
(b) Prison was an abyss.
(c) Prison was a blank slate with no chalk.
(d) Prison was mind numbing pain.

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

3. How were most prisoners transported to the Gulag prisons?
(a) On trains.
(b) By foot.
(c) On horseback.
(d) In cars.

4. Of the judges who were brought before the Supreme Court, how many were found guilty of war crimes?
(a) None of them.
(b) All of them.
(c) Half of them.
(d) Only a handful.

5. Why did Lozovsky ask to be shot during Chulpenyev's trial?
(a) To show his love.
(b) To show his innocence.
(c) To show his bravery.
(d) To show his patriotism.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Solzhenitsyn claim is true about evil in the world?

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