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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. How long was the standard Stalin imprisonment in Gulag?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 35 years.
(d) 25 years.

2. During what years was the Gulag prison system completely overcrowded?
(a) 1940-1941.
(b) 1949-1950.
(c) 1952-1953.
(d) 1945-1946.

3. During what month of the year was Solzhenitsyn sentenced to serve time in Gulag?
(a) January.
(b) November.
(c) August.
(d) May.

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

5. Which of the following items was used to gag a prisoner in Gulag before he was executed?
(a) A rubber ball.
(b) A clod of dirt.
(c) A potato.
(d) His socks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What inappropriate subject did Solzhenitsyn joke about, leading to his arrest?

2. Which of the following food items was frequently served to the prisoners for lunch?

3. What did Lenin call the purge through which he got rid of all those he wished to suppress?

4. Where did Solzhenitsyn meet Igor Tronko?

5. What color were the patches worn on the shoulders of the Russian soldiers?

(see the answer key)

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