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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. What was the typical punishment for a Russian POW?
(a) Hard labor.
(b) Muzzling.
(c) Death.
(d) A tenner.

2. How old was Igor Tronko when Solzhenitsyn met him?
(a) Older than Solzhenitsyn.
(b) Solzhenitsyn cannot tell how old Tronko is.
(c) The same age as Solzhenitsyn.
(d) Younger than Solzhenitsyn.

3. What was the name of the political party put into place by the tsar?
(a) The Cadet Party.
(b) The Leader Party.
(c) The Scout Party.
(d) The Soldier Party.

4. How many men attempted to run away from the Gulag prison system?
(a) About one in three.
(b) More than half.
(c) Very few.
(d) Nearly all.

5. During what month of the year was Solzhenitsyn sentenced to serve time in Gulag?
(a) May.
(b) November.
(c) August.
(d) January.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following groups of people was NOT considered dangerous by Lenin?

2. How many procedures did Solzhenitsyn undergo before finally being sentenced?

3. What did Chulpenyev do for a living?

4. What did Lenin call the purge through which he got rid of all those he wished to suppress?

5. How were most prisoners transported to the Gulag prisons?

(see the answer key)

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