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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what charge was Chulpenyev arrested in 1941?
(a) Theft.
(b) Deceit.
(c) Defamation.
(d) Murder.

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

3. What was the name of the political party put into place by the tsar?
(a) The Cadet Party.
(b) The Leader Party.
(c) The Scout Party.
(d) The Soldier Party.

4. How many men attempted to run away from the Gulag prison system?
(a) About one in three.
(b) Nearly all.
(c) More than half.
(d) Very few.

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

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

7. How many times per month were prisoners allowed to write petitions for their freedom from the prisons?
(a) Once per month.
(b) Three times per month.
(c) Twice per month.
(d) Four times per month.

8. Where was Solzhenitsyn when he was finally arrested?
(a) At church.
(b) At a train station.
(c) At the movie theater.
(d) Asleep in his bed.

9. What was the name given to the guard who was in charge of waking the prisoners up in the morning?
(a) The doorknock.
(b) The breaksleep.
(c) The alarmsound.
(d) The turnkey.

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

11. Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe Solzhenitsyn's attitude during his interrogation?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Naive.
(c) Honest.
(d) Humble.

12. Which country did Solzhenitsyn use as an example to show how the Organs justify their existence?
(a) Germany.
(b) Prussia.
(c) Romania.
(d) Mongolia.

13. Which of the following monsters did Solzhenitsyn compare Borsch to when he saw him at the medical hospital in camp?
(a) A mummy.
(b) A werewolf.
(c) A vampire.
(d) A ghost.

14. What is the acronym for the school where Solzhenitsyn studied?
(a) MQOR.
(b) KRSO.
(c) NKVD.
(d) YBKW.

15. How long was Chulpenyev held before being sent to the Gulag prison camps?
(a) One month.
(b) One year.
(c) One week.
(d) One day.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What subject were many of the POWs imprisoned for discussing?

3. What country does Solzhenitsyn view as his motherland?

4. Where did Solzhenitsyn meet Igor Tronko?

5. How many former POWs was Solzhenitsyn celled with during his first arrest?

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