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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 decade is generally considered a decade of freedom to those who have studied the Gulag prison system?
(a) The 1950s.
(b) The 1940s.
(c) The 1920s.
(d) The 1930s.

2. During what year was Solzhenitsyn arrested?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1955.

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

4. What is the name Vlasov synonymous with?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Murderer.
(c) Prisoner.
(d) Traitor.

5. What type of prison cells were prisoners kept in during their interrogation process?
(a) Massive cement cells.
(b) Excruciatingly tiny cells.
(c) Freezing cold cells.
(d) Cells filled with biting ants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did relatives furiously try to pack when their family members were arrested?

2. What color were the battalions many POWs joined in exchange for food?

3. How long did the typical Gulag prisoner's trial last?

4. What was the name of the prison where Solzhenitsyn was sent after his arrest?

5. What was the name of the political party put into place by the tsar?

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