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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which anniversary of it being abolished for the first time, was capital punishment again abolished for all but military crimes?
(a) Its 5th anniversary.
(b) Its 20th anniversary.
(c) Its 15th anniversary.
(d) Its 10th anniversary.

2. How many defendants were a part of the first show trial in Russian history?
(a) 47.
(b) 12.
(c) 53.
(d) 33.

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

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

5. How old was Solzhenitsyn when he used to listen to the "boring, pallid daily records" of the trials?
(a) 42.
(b) 12.
(c) 32.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nationality of the man who Solzhenitsyn has carry his suitcase when he is being arrested?

2. Which of the following foods were prisoners allowed to eat on their way to exile?

3. Why wasn't Stalin's body drawn and quartered for the execution of the peasants?

4. Which of the following activities was NOT part of the prisoners' morning routine?

5. Which of the following methods of transportation was NOT frequently used to send prisoners out to exile?

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