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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. For how long were juveniles sent to Gulag when sentenced?

2. What subject were many of the POWs imprisoned for discussing?

3. For how long did Solzhenitsyn walk around Russia as a free man before being sent to Gulag?

4. How many times per month were prisoners allowed to write petitions for their freedom from the prisons?

5. What was used at night when prisoners were being interrogated in the 1920s?

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. How did Solzhenitsyn feel about prison during the first few days he spends there?

3. What is the typical reaction most prisoners had during the first 24 hours after their arrest and imprisonment in Gulag?

4. Who were the organs?

5. What was the hygienic purge?

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

7. In what ways did interrogators try to intimidate prisoners in the early 1920s?

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

9. Why was Solzhenitsyn arrested, and what was his reaction?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When people were sent to a Gulag labor camp, it was particularly difficult for their families. Explain how families tried to cope when one of their members was sent away. Give at least two ways prisoners attempted to stay in contact with their families even during their imprisonment.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

During their interrogation periods, many prisoners were tortured by the guards. First, list at least five ways that prisoners were tortured, and what information guards hoped to elicit from these methods. Then, explain how torture led to false imprisonments and wrongful sentencing.

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