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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Solzhenitsyn claim is true about evil in the world?
(a) To do evil, people must disregard humanity.
(b) To do evil, people must ignore pain.
(c) To do evil, people must search for justice in an unjust world.
(d) To do evil, people must justify their actions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Under the tsar's rule, which of the following types of prisoners did NOT fill the system?
(a) Violent prisoners.
(b) Former officials.
(c) Wealthy prisoners.
(d) Prominent prisoners.

15. What typically happened to a house after its owner was arrested?
(a) It was boarded up.
(b) It was ransacked.
(c) It was burned.
(d) It was put back on the market.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the section number that Solzhenitsyn signed to, unknowing that this consigned him to hard labor and eternal exile?

2. How many hours a day does Solzhenitsyn claim were of no note?

3. How long did most men survive in the Gulag prison systems before being executed?

4. Where did most arrests happen during the time the Gulag prison systems were in use?

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

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