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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 men is described as "the only Russian crazy enough to return without authorization"?
(a) Savinkov.
(b) Ratikov.
(c) Gorbechov.
(d) Putinov.

2. Which of the following phrases was often chalked on the sides of the cattle cars used to transport prisoners?
(a) "Perishable Goods."
(b) "Fragile."
(c) "Hollywood or Bust."
(d) "God Save the Queen."

3. What is another word for archipelago?
(a) Force.
(b) Camp.
(c) Chain.
(d) Terror.

4. Which of the following terms was used to describe prisoners just arriving to exile?
(a) Greenhorns.
(b) Babies.
(c) Suckers.
(d) Novices.

5. Which of the following sections of the memoir deals with the show trials?
(a) "The Law in Infancy."
(b) "The Law as a Child."
(c) "The Law Matures."
(d) "The Law Becomes a Man."

6. How many defendants were a part of the first show trial in Russian history?
(a) 53.
(b) 47.
(c) 33.
(d) 12.

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

8. What did Gulag prisoners steal from unsuspecting guards in the revolt of 1952?
(a) Their wives.
(b) Their guns.
(c) Their uniforms.
(d) Their shoes.

9. Which of the following groups of men found themselves in the first show trial of the Shakhty?
(a) Railroad workers.
(b) Coal miners.
(c) Police officers.
(d) Goat farmers.

10. What nationality of men were the last to attempt a hunger strike in the Gulag prisons?
(a) Bulgarian.
(b) Polish.
(c) Romanian.
(d) Yugoslavian.

11. Which of the following terms did the Gulag soldier use to describe the prisoners who partook in hunger strikes?
(a) Bums.
(b) Dead men.
(c) Tramps.
(d) Riffraff.

12. What did von Meck and Velchinko help Palchinsky do in the early stages of Russian revolution?
(a) Torture prisoners.
(b) Capture escaped prisoners.
(c) Feed starving prisoners.
(d) Set prisoners free.

13. In what year did the new era of executions start in the Gulag prison systems?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1922.

14. How long did a typical bathroom break last when there were 120 prisoners who needed to go?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

15. How long does Solzhenitsyn claim it took before life in Gulag becomes bearable?
(a) One week.
(b) One year.
(c) Life in Gulag never becomes bearable.
(d) One month.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which anniversary of it being abolished for the first time, was capital punishment again abolished for all but military crimes?

2. Which of the following camps was known for having bricked-over windows?

3. Which of the following items was used to gag a prisoner in Gulag before he was executed?

4. What did it mean to be "politically illiterate"?

5. Which group of soldiers turned on the Russian church, demanding all its money?

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