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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 adjectives is NOT used to describe the academic civilians in Russia?
(a) Rotten.
(b) Slovenly.
(c) Pious.
(d) Useless.

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

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

4. Why wasn't Stalin's body drawn and quartered for the execution of the peasants?
(a) Because no one knew where Stalin was buried.
(b) Because the people begged not to disrupt his body.
(c) Because Stalin had divine absolvement of all crimes.
(d) Because Stalin had never been found guilty of war crimes.

5. Which of the following adjectives does Solzhenitsyn use to describe the powers of execution?
(a) Hypnotic.
(b) Eerie.
(c) Elevating.
(d) Corroding.

6. What did Lenin secretly enjoy framing intelligentsia as before shipping them off to Gulag?
(a) Arsonists.
(b) Murderers.
(c) Thieves.
(d) Spies.

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

8. What was the name given to the investigators whose main job was to find men to convict and send to Gulag?
(a) Mathematicians.
(b) Engineers.
(c) Plumbers.
(d) Architects.

9. When forming a line for drinking water, which of the following prisoners were allowed to drink first from the common cup?
(a) The oldest prisoners.
(b) The weakest prisoners.
(c) The youngest prisoners.
(d) The healthiest prisoners.

10. Which of the following bunks were considered the best bunks to have in the summer?
(a) Bunks in the middle of the car.
(b) Bunks at the top of the car.
(c) Bunks at the bottom of the car.
(d) Bunks on the sides of the car.

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

12. For how long did Stalin use officially capital punishment as a way to "clean out" his overcrowded prisons?
(a) Four months.
(b) Four years.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Four days.

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

14. Which of the following topics did Gendelman get into a heated debate with Krylenko about?
(a) Ignoring justice.
(b) Torturing witnesses.
(c) Bribing judges.
(d) Tampering with evidence.

15. On which anniversary of it being abolished for the first time, was capital punishment again abolished for all but military crimes?
(a) Its 10th anniversary.
(b) Its 5th anniversary.
(c) Its 20th anniversary.
(d) Its 15th anniversary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following camps was known for being lice ridden?

2. Which of the following preparations was NOT performed before the cattle cars were deemed fit for use for the prisoners?

3. What argument did Stalin give to have the abolishment of capital punishment overturned?

4. Which of the following terms did the Gulag soldier use to describe the prisoners who partook in hunger strikes?

5. Which of the following words was prison slang for execution?

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