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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Solzhenitsyn meet Igor Tronko?

2. Of the judges who were brought before the Supreme Court, how many were found guilty of war crimes?

3. During what year was Solzhenitsyn arrested?

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

5. Why did the Russian government kill and imprison its people, according to Solzhenitsyn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in the 1960s when 70 judges were brought before the Supreme Court to justify their actions in the Gulag trials?

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

3. How did Chulpenyev react to the charges brought against him in Mongolia in 1941?

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

5. Who was Igor Tronko?

6. Where was Solzhenitsyn arrested, and what was his reaction?

7. How long did trials at the height of Gulag last for civilian prisoners?

8. What was the Voikov draft?

9. While imprisoned, what did Solzhenitsyn feel about his Motherland?

10. What happened to Solzhenitsyn during his third year of University study at the NKVD?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the Gulag prison system, there was a vast organization of punishments and rewards in regards to the prisoners' productivity on a given day. First, explain how the productivity of prisoners was measured on a given day. Next, explain at least two ways prisoners were rewarded for meeting their work quota and two ways prisoners were punished for falling below the quota.

Essay Topic 2

Joseph Stalin was, perhaps, the strongest force in keeping the Gulag prison system in effect for as long as it was. First, explain why Stalin created Gulag to begin with and how he fought to keep the camp system running alongside his vision. Next, explain the reaction to Stalin's death in the camps and what changes were made in Gulag following Stalin's passing.

Essay Topic 3

The Russian government was extremely concerned with its reputation in the Western world. Explain how the West first viewed Russia and its labor camps in the 1930s. Explain how propaganda was used by the government to augment the way the West viewed the Gulag camps.

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