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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. How old was Igor Tronko when Solzhenitsyn met him?
(a) The same age as Solzhenitsyn.
(b) Older than Solzhenitsyn.
(c) Solzhenitsyn cannot tell how old Tronko is.
(d) Younger than Solzhenitsyn.

2. How long were e the leisurely walks Solzhenitsyn was allowed to take each morning that he was in prison?
(a) 60 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

3. How were most prisoners transported to the Gulag prisons?
(a) On trains.
(b) On horseback.
(c) By foot.
(d) In cars.

4. How many hours a day does Solzhenitsyn claim were of no note?
(a) 16 hours a day.
(b) 24 hours a day.
(c) 12 hours a day.
(d) 8 hours a day.

5. For how long were juveniles sent to Gulag when sentenced?
(a) 40 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 10 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality of men were the last to attempt a hunger strike in the Gulag prisons?

2. With what body part does Solzhenitsyn claim the prisoner's telegraph system worked?

3. What is the name Vlasov synonymous with?

4. When forming a line for drinking water, which of the following prisoners were allowed to drink first from the common cup?

5. Which of the following items is NOT something Solzhenitsyn says prisoners were discouraged from taking to the camps with them?

(see the answer key)

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