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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. Under the tsar's rule, which of the following types of prisoners did NOT fill the system?
(a) Violent prisoners.
(b) Wealthy prisoners.
(c) Former officials.
(d) Prominent prisoners.

2. Which country is the Russian army retreating from in 1941?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) China.

3. How many peasants were members of the TKP?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 200,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 2,000,000.

4. What was the name of the police force put into power by the government specifically used to arrest prisoners for Gulag?
(a) The Eyes.
(b) The Feet.
(c) The Skins.
(d) The Organs.

5. What was used at night when prisoners were being interrogated in the 1920s?
(a) Flashlights.
(b) Matches.
(c) Car headlights.
(d) Bolts of lightning.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long were juveniles sent to Gulag when sentenced?

2. Of the judges who were brought before the Supreme Court, how many were found guilty of war crimes?

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

4. Why did Lozovsky ask to be shot during Chulpenyev's trial?

5. How old was Igor Tronko when Solzhenitsyn met him?

(see the answer key)

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