Gulag: A History Quiz

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Take our free Gulag quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

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

Western Europe.

Eastern Europe.

Southern Europe.

Northern Europe.

2.

How does the Russian public generally feel about the Gulag prison camps? (from Epilogue: Memory—Summary)

They feel great guilt.

They are unaware of them.

They are proud of them.

They are confused by them.

3.

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 lost their food ration.

They received electric shocks.

They were forced to work longer hours.

They were shot.

4.

How long did Andropov rule Russia in the post-Stalin era? (from Part 3, Chapter 27: The 1980's: Smashing Statues—Summary)

3 years.

1 year.

2 years.

4 years.

5.

What was the central focus of life within the camps? (from Part 2, Chapter 11: Work in the Camps—Summary)

Work.

Death.

Brainwashing.

Survival.

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