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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. When capital punishment was abolished, what was the only court system allowed to sentence defendants to death?
(a) Judicial court.
(b) Divorce court.
(c) Military court.
(d) Supreme court.

2. During what month of the year was Solzhenitsyn arrested?
(a) July.
(b) February.
(c) May.
(d) October.

3. Which of the following adjectives is NOT used to describe the academic civilians in Russia?
(a) Rotten.
(b) Useless.
(c) Pious.
(d) Slovenly.

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

5. What did prisoners say was the common sentence for doing nothing?
(a) Life.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 10 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nationality of the man who Solzhenitsyn has carry his suitcase when he is being arrested?

2. Which of the following groups of people was NOT considered dangerous by Lenin?

3. What typically happened to a house after its owner was arrested?

4. Where did Solzhenitsyn meet Igor Tronko?

5. Where did most arrests happen during the time the Gulag prison systems were in use?

(see the answer key)

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