One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Quizzes

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Quiz 1

1 How much time is there between reveille and roll call?
sixty minutes

thirty minutes

two hours

ninety minutes
2 Who is the guard who punishes Shukhov for sleeping past reveille?
The Tartar

"One-and-a-half" Ivan

Vdovushkin

Tiurin
3 What is the number of Shukhov's squad?
400th

102nd

75th

104th
4 What is Shukhov's prisoner identification number?
S 854

P 508

S 509

P 802
5 Which of the following types of men does Kuziomin not say don't make it in camp?
Those who lick other men's leftovers

Those who count on doctors to pull them through

Those who squeal on their buddies

Those who are seen alone, not in a group
6 Which of the following are not a type of footwear Shukhov has worn in his years in camp?
Leather boots

Chetezes

Magara

Valenki
7 What does Shukhov keep hidden in his boots?
His bread ration

A spoon

Pages copied from the Bible

A needle
8 A "fight is on" between an outdoor temperature of what and Shukhov's body temperature of what?
-17 and +99 degrees

-20 and +98.5 degrees

-41 and +102 degrees

-27 and +100 degrees
9 Which of the following times of a man's day in the camp does Solzhenitsyn not describe as a time of freedom?
Between reveille and roll call

Sleeping

Over meals

Waiting for the doctor
10 What "dream" of respite from working on the "Socialist Way of Life" settlement does Shukhov entertain in the morning before roll call?
Being ill for two or three weeks, fed on nothing but clear soup

Three days of penalty with workhot food and no time to think

Return to the days of fighting on the front of the war

A job like Vdovushkin's, writing poetry and working indoors
11 Where is Shukhov's squad assigned to work on that day?
The wood processing factory

The new club

The power plant

The Socialist Way of Life settlement
12 What does Tsezar's cigarette seem to mean to Shukhov?
Protection from the wind. The cigarette represents warmth from the winds he cannot escape.

Nothing. He refuses to lower himself like Fetiukov and smoke another' man's cigarette.

The cigarette means more than freedom itself. All his longings concentrate themselves in that cigarette butt.

It brings him near tears, for the cigarette is a reminder of his former life and the pleasures he no longer enjoys.
13 Why does the narrator say Volkovi was appropriately named?
Volk means overseer in Russian.

Volk means people in Russian.

Volk means wolf in Russian.

Volk means bastard in Russian.
14 That morning, what do the guards search the prisoners for?
Underclothing

Bread

Knives

Letters
15 Why is Buinovsky sentenced to ten days in the guardhouse?
He is caught with contraband bread and suspected of planning to escape.

He says the guards are not behaving like communists and argues about criminal code.

He attacks a guard after being caught with an extra vest .

He takes a step to the right when the column marches, disobeying the "morning prayer."
16 What does Shukhov decide to think about on the march to the work site to keep his mind off his empty stomach?
The letter he will write to his family

Whether or not Buinovsky will be actually so severely punished

The bread he has hidden in his mattress

What his work assignment will be for the day
17 When did Shukhov leave home?
December 24, 1940

July 14, 1940

October 4, 1941

June 23, 1941
18 What do the men from Shukhov's home village do for work, rather than working on the kolkhoz?
Painting carpets

Harvesting hay

Carpentering

Making osier baskets
19 How did Shukhov first meet Tiurin?
They entered this camp on the same day.

They served in the same squadron during WWII.

They both come from Estonia.

They both were interned at the Ust-Izhma camp.
20 What advice does Senka offer Buinovsky as the men wait to begin work in the morning?
He tells him that good men never give or take bribes, in the outside world or in camp.

He advises him not to collect used cigarette butts because he will get a syphilitic lip.

He warns that those who lick others bowls or squeal on others won't make it throw the camp.

He tells him not to show his pride so much and then he will avoid punishment.
21 Which of the following people do Kilgas and Shukhov not worry about catching them swiping the roofing felt?
Der

Shkuropatenko

The watchtower guards

The superintendent
22 Why, according to the narrator, do the prisoners work so hard and wear themselves out during their sentences in the camps?
Work is the only thing a prisoner can take pride in, so most work hard to keep busy.

They'll be beaten and made an example of by prison guards if they don't finish their allotted task.

The entire squad's rations depend on accomplishing their work order, so the men egg each other on.

Other prisoners will slit their throats in their bunks if they don't keep up with their squad.
23 According to a new Soviet decree, what time is it when the sun is highest in the sky?
One o'clock.

Noon.

Eleven o'clock.

Two o'clock.
24 For what crime was Shukhov convicted and sentenced to the camps?
High treason.

Mutiny.

Desertion.

Theft.
25 So far, how many years out of how long a sentence has Shukhov served?
He has served ten years out of a twenty year sentence.

He has served ten years out of a twenty-five year sentence.

He has served seven years out of an eight year sentence.

He has served eight years out of a ten year sentence.

Write a short note on "Gulag" prison camps? Why were they established in the first place?

Gulag prison camps were established to isolate and eliminate dissenters of the Communist Party.

Asked by Abdullahi A #1227514

Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/11/2022 7:48 PM

View All Answers

How many years in prison is lvan expected to serve, and how many has he served?

Ivan is expected to serve eight years and actually serves four.

Asked by Abdullahi A #1227514

Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/11/2022 10:08 AM

View All Answers

Why did the author choose to write a work of fiction in order to share his Gulag experience with an audience? Why not nonfiction?

Writing the book as a memoir of his own experiences would have been dangerous and likely have cost the author his life. Even at the time of publication, releasing the book put Solzhenitsyn's life in danger.

Asked by Abdullahi A #1227514

Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/11/2022 10:05 AM

View All Answers

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

by Alexander Solzhenitsyn

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Quiz 1

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Questions and Answers

Study Guide for One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Essays for One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Lesson Plan for One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Wikipedia Entries for One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich