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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Igor Tronko?
(a) Short.
(b) Fat.
(c) Thin.
(d) Tall.

2. How long was the standard Stalin imprisonment in Gulag?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 35 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 15 years.

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

4. Which of the following items were the colors on the Russian uniform meant to represent?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Courage.
(c) Peace.
(d) Wealth.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which country is the Russian army retreating from in 1941?

3. How long did Solzhenitsyn "duel" with interrogators before being sent to prison?

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

5. What did Solzhenitsyn claim is true about evil in the world?

Short Essay Questions

1. What made the first two hours of the day the most difficult for Solzhenitsyn?

2. Who was the German civilian present on the day Solzhenitsyn was arrested?

3. Who was Igor Tronko?

4. How does Solzhenitsyn define evil?

5. How did families typically react when they saw a family member arrested?

6. What happened in the military case of Mongolia in 1941?

7. What was the Cadet Party?

8. What was the Section 11 paperwork that Solzhenitsyn signed during his interrogation?

9. What happened in the Gulag prison camps in 1945-1946?

10. What significant event happened on Russian soil in the autumn of 1941?

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