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

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

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

4. Which of the following armies was both Solzhenitsyn and Tronko prepared to join in 1941?
(a) The Black Army.
(b) The White Army.
(c) The Blue Army.
(d) The Red Army.

5. After Krylenko's trial, how many men were spared death by execution?
(a) 44.
(b) 24.
(c) 14.
(d) 34.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country is the Russian army retreating from in 1941?

2. During the new era of executions, how many men were killed in the first 16 months?

3. What did Chulpenyev do for a living?

4. Which of the following men is described as "the only Russian crazy enough to return without authorization"?

5. Where did Solzhenitsyn meet Igor Tronko?

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