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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 words was prison slang for execution?
(a) Super.
(b) Health.
(c) Time.
(d) Sheets.

2. What nationality of men were the last to attempt a hunger strike in the Gulag prisons?
(a) Bulgarian.
(b) Yugoslavian.
(c) Polish.
(d) Romanian.

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

4. How many former POWs was Solzhenitsyn celled with during his first arrest?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

5. How many days was a prisoner sent to punishment for if he were found guilty of unruliness?
(a) 15 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 20 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following medical conditions did Lenin suffer from in 1922?

2. What was the name of the police force put into power by the government specifically used to arrest prisoners for Gulag?

3. Which country did Solzhenitsyn use as an example to show how the Organs justify their existence?

4. What did Gendelman do for a living?

5. On what date does the war end in Russia?

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