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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days did the first hunger strike in Gulag last?
(a) 9 days.
(b) 21 days.
(c) 15 days.
(d) 27 days.

2. Which of the following medical conditions did Lenin suffer from in 1922?
(a) He suffered an aneurysm.
(b) He suffered a stroke.
(c) He suffered a heart attack.
(d) He suffered paralysis.

3. Which of the following groups of prisoners was NOT sent to its own secret prisons in Gulag?
(a) Celebrities.
(b) Women.
(c) Homosexuals.
(d) Foreigners.

4. Where were the prisoners who were sent into exile relocated to?
(a) Romania.
(b) Bavaria.
(c) Mongolia.
(d) Siberia.

5. Which of the following camps was known for being lice ridden?
(a) Usman.
(b) Vologda.
(c) Novosibirsk.
(d) Irkutsk.

6. Which of the following intangible items did Lenin legalize in 1922?
(a) Faith.
(b) Hope.
(c) Terror.
(d) Patriotism.

7. How long did the Bolsheviks struggle to overthrow the tsar?
(a) 40 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 20 years.

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

9. What color were the cattle cars that transported prisoners throughout Gulag?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

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

11. How was time at Gulag measured?
(a) In decades.
(b) In deaths.
(c) In weeks.
(d) In years.

12. What is the name of the revolutionary that organized the early Russian courts?
(a) Kolchek.
(b) Kaiser.
(c) Kursky.
(d) Krylenko.

13. During which decade did prisoners rarely have food due to a food shortage all across Russia?
(a) The 1930s.
(b) The 1950s.
(c) The 1960s.
(d) The 1940s.

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

15. Which of the following items was used to gag a prisoner in Gulag before he was executed?
(a) A clod of dirt.
(b) A rubber ball.
(c) His socks.
(d) A potato.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did prisoners frequently write down when they were lucky enough to find a scrap of paper and a pencil?

3. After Krylenko's trial, how many men were spared death by execution?

4. Which of the following terms is used to describe show trials?

5. Who were Zeks?

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