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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. In 1963, how many judges were brought before the Supreme Court to defend their actions at Gulag?
(a) 40.
(b) 70.
(c) 60.
(d) 50.

2. Which of the following methods was NOT one prisoners used to try to figure out where they were going when being sent into exile?
(a) Stealing glances at street signs through cracks in the wood.
(b) Asking other exiled prisoners for clues.
(c) Sneaking maps in with their folded clothing.
(d) Marking the position of the sun.

3. How many peasants were members of the TKP?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 2,000,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 200,000.

4. What was Solzhenitsyn's first cell number?
(a) 23.
(b) 89.
(c) 45.
(d) 67.

5. When forming a line for drinking water, which of the following prisoners were allowed to drink first from the common cup?
(a) The weakest prisoners.
(b) The youngest prisoners.
(c) The healthiest prisoners.
(d) The oldest prisoners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of prisoner was housed in TONs?

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

3. What does Solzhenitsyn claim is the best part about prison life?

4. How long were e the leisurely walks Solzhenitsyn was allowed to take each morning that he was in prison?

5. Which of the following groups of people was NOT considered dangerous by Lenin?

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