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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Hearing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who reads the newspaper to Vassilij?
(a) His daughter
(b) His wife
(c) His son
(d) No one, he reads them himself

2. What is wrong with Ivanov’s bad leg?
(a) It is artificial.
(b) It is full of shrapnel.
(c) The knee is frozen.
(d) It is shorter than the other.

3. What does Richard think people need to be told?
(a) The people need to be told the truth.
(b) Richard does not have an opinion on what to tell the people
(c) The Party is strong and growing.
(d) The Party’s will determination is unbeatable.

4. With whom was Richard’s wife having an affair?
(a) The cinema operator
(b) Richard’s brother
(c) No one
(d) A Party chairman

5. What was the last position Ivanov held in the military when he was over Rubashov?
(a) Platoon Lieutenant
(b) He was never in the military with Rubashov.
(c) Company commander
(d) Battalion commander

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Rubashov have to pay for the taxi ride he took when he left Richard?

2. How does Rubashov become deaf?

3. As Rubashov paces his cell, what does he wonder about No. 1 ?

4. What kind of trick does Secretary Paul do?

5. In the car, what does Rubashov tell the younger official the official should study?

(see the answer key)

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