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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Russian government kill and imprison its people, according to Solzhenitsyn?
(a) To ensure only the high society reproduce.
(b) To cleanse their society.
(c) To prevent them from revolting in the future.
(d) To punish them for their crimes.

2. What inappropriate subject did Solzhenitsyn joke about, leading to his arrest?
(a) Lenin.
(b) Russia.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Communism.

3. In what year did the Soviets ransack the churches in Russia, claiming victory?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1927.

4. During what years was the Gulag prison system completely overcrowded?
(a) 1945-1946.
(b) 1949-1950.
(c) 1952-1953.
(d) 1940-1941.

5. What is the name Vlasov synonymous with?
(a) Traitor.
(b) Prisoner.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Murderer.

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

7. What is the nationality of the man who Solzhenitsyn has carry his suitcase when he is being arrested?
(a) Polish.
(b) French.
(c) American.
(d) German.

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

9. What did relatives furiously try to pack when their family members were arrested?
(a) Legal documents.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Blankets and pillows.
(d) Food.

10. What was the typical punishment for a Russian POW?
(a) Hard labor.
(b) A tenner.
(c) Muzzling.
(d) Death.

11. What decade is generally considered a decade of freedom to those who have studied the Gulag prison system?
(a) The 1920s.
(b) The 1940s.
(c) The 1950s.
(d) The 1930s.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What typically happened to a house after its owner was arrested?

2. How old was Igor Tronko when Solzhenitsyn met him?

3. What was the name of the political party put into place by the tsar?

4. Under the tsar's rule, which of the following types of prisoners did NOT fill the system?

5. How many procedures did Solzhenitsyn undergo before finally being sentenced?

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