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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following actions did Solzhenitsyn do trying to infuriate those who took joy in his arrest?
(a) He smiled at them.
(b) He ignored them.
(c) He shook his fist at them.
(d) He spit at them.

2. How many useful measures of torture did the Gulag prison system use?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 40.

3. What did von Meck and Velchinko help Palchinsky do in the early stages of Russian revolution?
(a) Torture prisoners.
(b) Capture escaped prisoners.
(c) Set prisoners free.
(d) Feed starving prisoners.

4. How long was Chulpenyev held before being sent to the Gulag prison camps?
(a) One month.
(b) One day.
(c) One year.
(d) One week.

5. During the new era of executions, how many men were killed in the first 16 months?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 1.6 million.
(c) 16,000.
(d) 6,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did guards transporting prisoners to exile typically steal from them?

2. How many compartments were in a typical passenger car headed out to exile?

3. Which of the following statements best describes Solzhenitsyn's attitude toward being in prison?

4. Which of the following adjectives does Solzhenitsyn use to describe the powers of execution?

5. How long did the typical Gulag prisoner's trial last?

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