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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. During what month of the year was Solzhenitsyn arrested?
(a) May.
(b) February.
(c) October.
(d) July.

2. Of the judges who were brought before the Supreme Court, how many were found guilty of war crimes?
(a) None of them.
(b) Only a handful.
(c) All of them.
(d) Half of them.

3. Which country is the Russian army retreating from in 1941?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) China.

4. What was the name given to the investigators whose main job was to find men to convict and send to Gulag?
(a) Mathematicians.
(b) Plumbers.
(c) Engineers.
(d) Architects.

5. Which of the following camps was known for being lice ridden?
(a) Irkutsk.
(b) Novosibirsk.
(c) Vologda.
(d) Usman.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How were prisoners treated when they spoke in their own defense at trial?

(see the answer key)

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