Gulag: A History Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

How could hungry prisoners earn a piece of bread while in transit to a Gulag camp? (from Part 2, Chapter 9: Transport, Arrival, Selection—Summary)

Shaving their heads.

Hauling cement buckets.

Selling their gold.

Killing another prisoner.

2.

How long did Steplag prisoners have control of the camp before they were opened fire upon by authorities? (from Part 3, Chapter 24: The Zeks' Revolution—Summary)

1 year.

1 month.

1 week.

1 day.

3.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why familial visits within the labor camps often went poorly? (from Part 2, Chapter 12: Punishment and Reward—Summary)

Family members were sometimes shot.

Family members couldn't handle the bleakness of camp life.

Family members often couldn't travel the distance to the camp.

Prisoners often did not want to see their family.

4.

How often were prisoners expected to bathe within Gulag camps? (from Part 2, Chapter 10: Life in the Camps—Summary)

Every 7 days.

Every day.

Every 3 days.

Every 10 days.

5.

Which of the following was NOT put into place by the Russian government to remember the prisoners of Gulag? (from Epilogue: Memory—Summary)

Musical scores.

Memorials.

Monuments.

Museums.

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