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

2. Which of the following sections of the memoir deals with the show trials?
(a) "The Law Matures."
(b) "The Law in Infancy."
(c) "The Law Becomes a Man."
(d) "The Law as a Child."

3. During what year was Solzhenitsyn arrested?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1925.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did relatives furiously try to pack when their family members were arrested?

2. What was used at night when prisoners were being interrogated in the 1920s?

3. Which of the following items was used to gag a prisoner in Gulag before he was executed?

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

5. Which of the following items were the colors on the Russian uniform meant to represent?

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