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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following forms of torture were NOT common practice during interrogations?
(a) Dipping prisoners' feet in boiling water.
(b) Withholding food and water from prisoners.
(c) Burning prisoners with cigarettes.
(d) Stifling prisoners in airtight cells.

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

3. What did Chulpenyev do for a living?
(a) He was a lawyer.
(b) He was a doctor.
(c) He was a teacher.
(d) He was a soldier.

4. On what date does the war end in Russia?
(a) July 4.
(b) June 7.
(c) April 8.
(d) May 9.

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

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

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

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

9. How long did Solzhenitsyn "duel" with interrogators before being sent to prison?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Four days.
(d) Four months.

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

11. How long was the standard Stalin imprisonment in Gulag?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 35 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 25 years.

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

13. What was Solzhenitsyn's first cell number?
(a) 45.
(b) 67.
(c) 89.
(d) 23.

14. After lunch, how long were prisoners allowed to rest before returning to work?
(a) Two hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) Three hours.
(d) They were not allowed to rest.

15. Which of the following activities was NOT something Solzhenitsyn was allowed to do in prison?
(a) Read a magazine.
(b) Go for a walk.
(c) Cook lunch for fellow prisoners.
(d) Play chess with friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following items was Solzhenitsyn afraid his interrogators will find?

2. Where did Solzhenitsyn meet Igor Tronko?

3. How did men treat Solzhenitsyn when he was in his uniform during his arrest?

4. What did Lenin call those he wished to suppress under fear of revolt?

5. Which of the following jobs was offered in exchange for food in the Gulag prison systems?

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