The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

2. During what month of the year was Solzhenitsyn sentenced to serve time in Gulag?
(a) January.
(b) August.
(c) November.
(d) May.

3. What was used at night when prisoners were being interrogated in the 1920s?
(a) Matches.
(b) Flashlights.
(c) Bolts of lightning.
(d) Car headlights.

4. How did men treat Solzhenitsyn when he was in his uniform during his arrest?
(a) With contempt.
(b) With apathy.
(c) With admiration.
(d) With confusion.

5. Who was Captain Borsch's partner?
(a) Captain Viktor Abakumov
(b) Nikolai Krylenko.
(c) Colonel Mariyushkin.
(d) Feliks Dzerzhinsky.

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

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

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

9. What position did Solzhenitsyn hold in the Russian army before his arrest?
(a) Commander.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) Officer.
(d) Chief.

10. What was the name of the prison where Solzhenitsyn was sent after his arrest?
(a) Muscovite.
(b) Archipelago.
(c) Lubyanka.
(d) Isaevich.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Igor Tronko?

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

3. What did prisoners say was the common sentence for doing nothing?

4. How long did the typical Gulag prisoner's trial last?

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

(see the answer keys)

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