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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many former POWs was Solzhenitsyn celled with during his first arrest?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

2. Which of the following items was Solzhenitsyn afraid his interrogators will find?
(a) His pamphlets.
(b) His notebooks.
(c) His photographs.
(d) His handgun.

3. What type of prison cells were prisoners kept in during their interrogation process?
(a) Cells filled with biting ants.
(b) Excruciatingly tiny cells.
(c) Freezing cold cells.
(d) Massive cement cells.

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

5. How many procedures did Solzhenitsyn undergo before finally being sentenced?
(a) 206.
(b) 132.
(c) 375.
(d) 88.

6. Which of the following armies was both Solzhenitsyn and Tronko prepared to join in 1941?
(a) The Red Army.
(b) The White Army.
(c) The Black Army.
(d) The Blue Army.

7. How long did prisoners usually cling to the hope that their arrest has been a mistake?
(a) For one day.
(b) For one year.
(c) For one month.
(d) For one week.

8. What is the section number that Solzhenitsyn signed to, unknowing that this consigned him to hard labor and eternal exile?
(a) Section 15.
(b) Section 11.
(c) Section 13.
(d) Section 17.

9. What country does Solzhenitsyn view as his motherland?
(a) Poland.
(b) Persia.
(c) Bulgaria.
(d) Russia.

10. Which of the following food items was frequently served to the prisoners for lunch?
(a) Soup.
(b) Bread.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Cheese.

11. How were prisoners treated when they spoke in their own defense at trial?
(a) They were beaten.
(b) They were ignored.
(c) They were honored.
(d) They were mocked.

12. What color were the patches worn on the shoulders of the Russian soldiers?
(a) Purple.
(b) Red.
(c) Silver.
(d) Blue.

13. What color were the battalions many POWs joined in exchange for food?
(a) Gold.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

14. What subject were many of the POWs imprisoned for discussing?
(a) America.
(b) Revolution.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Europe.

15. Which of the following actions did Solzhenitsyn do trying to infuriate those who took joy in his arrest?
(a) He spit at them.
(b) He smiled at them.
(c) He ignored them.
(d) He shook his fist at them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name Vlasov synonymous with?

2. During what year was Solzhenitsyn arrested?

3. What is the name of the assassinated Soviet ambassador who had a draft named after him?

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

5. Which country is the Russian army retreating from in 1941?

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