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

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

3. 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.

4. How many hours a day does Solzhenitsyn claim were of no note?
(a) 24 hours a day.
(b) 8 hours a day.
(c) 12 hours a day.
(d) 16 hours a day.

5. 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) Only a handful.
(d) Half of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did prisoners usually cling to the hope that their arrest has been a mistake?

2. Which of the following activities was NOT something Solzhenitsyn was allowed to do in prison?

3. How many men attempted to run away from the Gulag prison system?

4. Which of the following authors did Solzhenitsyn NOT quote as writing about evil in the world?

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

(see the answer key)

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