View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lenin call the purge through which he got rid of all those he wished to suppress?
(a) The necessary purge.
(b) The gastronomical purge.
(c) The hygienic purge.
(d) The spending purge.

2. Which of the following monsters did Solzhenitsyn compare Borsch to when he saw him at the medical hospital in camp?
(a) A vampire.
(b) A mummy.
(c) A werewolf.
(d) A ghost.

3. On what date does the war end in Russia?
(a) June 7.
(b) April 8.
(c) July 4.
(d) May 9.

4. Why did the Russian government kill and imprison its people, according to Solzhenitsyn?
(a) To cleanse their society.
(b) To punish them for their crimes.
(c) To ensure only the high society reproduce.
(d) To prevent them from revolting in the future.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During what years was the Gulag prison system completely overcrowded?

2. What decade is generally considered a decade of freedom to those who have studied the Gulag prison system?

3. What was Solzhenitsyn's first cell number?

4. How many hours a day does Solzhenitsyn claim were of no note?

5. How long was the standard Stalin imprisonment in Gulag?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 212 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample