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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. How long did the typical Gulag prisoner's trial last?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) A few minutes.
(c) A few hours.
(d) A few days.

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

3. Which of the following jobs was offered in exchange for food in the Gulag prison systems?
(a) Health services.
(b) Food production.
(c) Body burial.
(d) Construction work.

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

5. How many useful measures of torture did the Gulag prison system use?
(a) 40.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long did Solzhenitsyn "duel" with interrogators before being sent to prison?

3. In 1963, how many judges were brought before the Supreme Court to defend their actions at Gulag?

4. Which of the following activities was NOT part of the prisoners' morning routine?

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

(see the answer key)

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