Gulag: A History Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What happened if prisoners ventured too close to the barbed wire of the camps? (from Part 2, Chapter 10: Life in the Camps—Summary)

They received electric shocks.

They were shot.

They were forced to work longer hours.

They lost their food ration.

2.

What types of games did Urki prisoners play at Gulag? (from Part 2, Chapter 14: The Prisoners—Summary)

Word games.

Games with bats and balls.

Dice games.

Card games.

3.

Which of the following is NOT a disease many prisoners died from in Gulag camps? (from Part 2, Chapter 16: The Dying—Summary)

Scarlet fever.

Scurvy.

Tuberculosis.

Dysentery.

4.

How were letters passed by lovers within the Gulag prison system? (from Part 2, Chapter 15: Women and Children—Summary)

They were passed by the guards.

There were no romantic relationships at Gulag camps.

They were tapped out in Morse code.

They were thrown over fences.

5.

Where was Stalin's Soviet Bloc? (from Part 3, Chapter 21: Amnesty–and Afterward—Summary)

Northern Europe.

Southern Europe.

Western Europe.

Eastern Europe.

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