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

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

3. Where was Solzhenitsyn when he was finally arrested?
(a) At the movie theater.
(b) At church.
(c) At a train station.
(d) Asleep in his bed.

4. For how long were juveniles sent to Gulag when sentenced?
(a) 40 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 30 years.

5. What was the name given to the guard who was in charge of waking the prisoners up in the morning?
(a) The doorknock.
(b) The breaksleep.
(c) The turnkey.
(d) The alarmsound.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following actions did Solzhenitsyn do trying to infuriate those who took joy in his arrest?

2. How many peasants were members of the TKP?

3. Under the tsar's rule, which of the following types of prisoners did NOT fill the system?

4. What country does Solzhenitsyn view as his motherland?

5. What is the name Vlasov synonymous with?

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