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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What inappropriate subject did Solzhenitsyn joke about, leading to his arrest?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Russia.
(c) Lenin.
(d) Communism.

2. What position did Solzhenitsyn hold in the Russian army before his arrest?
(a) Chief.
(b) Commander.
(c) Officer.
(d) Lieutenant.

3. Which of the following medical conditions did Lenin suffer from in 1922?
(a) He suffered paralysis.
(b) He suffered a heart attack.
(c) He suffered a stroke.
(d) He suffered an aneurysm.

4. What is the name of the revolutionary that organized the early Russian courts?
(a) Kolchek.
(b) Kaiser.
(c) Krylenko.
(d) Kursky.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On which anniversary of it being abolished for the first time, was capital punishment again abolished for all but military crimes?

2. Why did the Russian government kill and imprison its people, according to Solzhenitsyn?

3. What was the name given to the guard who was in charge of waking the prisoners up in the morning?

4. Which of the following adjectives is NOT used to describe the academic civilians in Russia?

5. How long was Chulpenyev held before being sent to the Gulag prison camps?

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