- 1. When was Alexander Solzhenitsyn deported to the West?
A) 1999
B) 1985
C) 1974
D) 1960
- 2. Which country did Alexander Solzhenitsyn move to after being deported?
A) Germany
B) France
C) United States
D) United Kingdom
- 3. In which year did Solzhenitsyn win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A) 1965
B) 1990
C) 1980
D) 1970
- 4. Where was Alexander Solzhenitsyn born?
A) Novosibirsk, Russia
B) St. Petersburg, Russia
C) Kislovodsk, Russia
D) Moscow, Russia
- 5. In which year did Solzhenitsyn return to Russia after his exile?
A) 1994
B) 2000
C) 2010
D) 1980
- 6. Which American university did Solzhenitsyn deliver his speech criticizing Western society?
A) Harvard
B) Yale
C) Stanford
D) Princeton
- 7. What was the title of Solzhenitsyn's famous Harvard speech?
A) The Gulag Archipelago
B) One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
C) A World Split Apart
D) Cancer Ward
- 8. Which medium did Solzhenitsyn prefer for delivering his criticisms of the Soviet regime?
A) Television
B) Internet
C) Radio
D) Literature
- 9. In which year did Alexander Solzhenitsyn pass away?
A) 2008
B) 1980
C) 1995
D) 2015
- 10. What was the title of Solzhenitsyn's novella about life in a Stalinist labor camp?
A) One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
B) August 1914
C) The Gulag Archipelago
D) Cancer Ward
- 11. Which of Solzhenitsyn's works was inspired by his experiences in a cancer hospital?
A) The Gulag Archipelago
B) August 1914
C) Cancer Ward
D) One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
- 12. In which year was Solzhenitsyn sentenced to forced labor for criticizing Stalin?
A) 1945
B) 1975
C) 1955
D) 1965
- 13. Which of Solzhenitsyn's works dealt with the Russian Revolution of 1917?
A) Cancer Ward
B) One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
C) August 1914
D) The Gulag Archipelago
- 14. What was the title of the essay Solzhenitsyn wrote in response to his critics?
A) Letter to the Soviet Leaders
B) The End of Censorship
C) Silent Protest
D) Exile's Anguish
- 15. What literary award did Solzhenitsyn receive for 'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich'?
A) Pulitzer Prize
B) Nobel Prize
C) Lenin Prize
D) Booker Prize
- 16. Which U.S. President awarded Solzhenitsyn the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1983?
A) Richard Nixon
B) Jimmy Carter
C) Ronald Reagan
D) George H.W. Bush
- 17. Which country did Solzhenitsyn first move to after being deported?
A) Germany
B) Britain
C) USA
D) France
- 18. Which political ideology was Solzhenitsyn critical of in his writings?
A) Fascism
B) Capitalism
C) Socialism
D) Communism
- 19. Which literary genre is Solzhenitsyn most known for?
A) Science fiction
B) Romance
C) Mystery
D) Historical fiction
- 20. Which government agency was responsible for incarcerating Solzhenitsyn in Soviet Russia?
A) CIA
B) NKVD
C) FBI
D) KGB
- 21. Which of these universities did Solzhenitsyn attend in the Soviet Union?
A) Novosibirsk State University
B) Saint Petersburg State University
C) Moscow State University
D) Rostov State University
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