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.

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

3 years.

4 years.

1 year.

2 years.

2.

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

Western Europe.

Southern Europe.

Eastern Europe.

Northern Europe.

3.

Why is so little known about punishment chambers today? (from Part 2, Chapter 12: Punishment and Reward—Summary)

Prisoners refused to speak of the horrors that went on inside them.

There is speculation as to whether they existed.

Most prisoners did not survive them.

Guards did not keep proper record books.

4.

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 were shot.

They were forced to work longer hours.

They lost their food ration.

They received electric shocks.

5.

Who were the dokhodyagi? (from Part 2, Chapter 16: The Dying—Summary)

The dying soldiers.

The sick soldiers.

The dead soldiers.

The weak soldiers.

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