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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. Which country did Solzhenitsyn use as an example to show how the Organs justify their existence?
(a) Germany.
(b) Romania.
(c) Prussia.
(d) Mongolia.

2. What did prisoners frequently write down when they were lucky enough to find a scrap of paper and a pencil?
(a) Their telephone numbers.
(b) Their names.
(c) Their addresses.
(d) Their social security numbers.

3. Which of the following words was prison slang for execution?
(a) Time.
(b) Super.
(c) Sheets.
(d) Health.

4. How long did most men survive in the Gulag prison systems before being executed?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Three years.
(d) One year.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many days was a prisoner sent to punishment for if he were found guilty of unruliness?

3. Which of the following terms is used to describe show trials?

4. What argument did Stalin give to have the abolishment of capital punishment overturned?

5. What does Solzhenitsyn claim happens to a person when he "lives in a graveyard"?

(see the answer key)

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