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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rubashov ask No. 1 for while Rubashov is still on crutches?
(a) The fate of Richard
(b) Access to better doctors
(c) For a new mission overseas
(d) To be able to return to his home in Petersburg

2. What is the quadratic alphabet?
(a) It is a square which is filled in with letters for communicating.
(b) It is related to the way the sun hits a sundial.
(c) It is the number of paces .in a cell times three divided by one half.
(d) There is no such thing.

3. What does Richard say about the material the Party sent him to distribute?
(a) It was written very well.
(b) It had just the right tone.
(c) It was full of nonsense.
(d) It was written for the lowest of peasants.

4. What does the doctor say is wrong with Rubashov’s tooth?
(a) His eye-tooth is broken off at the root.
(b) His tooth has been chipped.
(c) It needs a filling.
(d) There is nothing wrong with his tooth.

5. How did Little Loewy die?
(a) He fell off a ship.
(b) He hanged himself.
(c) He was shot by a Party member.
(d) A heavy crate fell on him while unloading a ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Rubashov is lying in his cell the first morning, what does he think will happen to him?

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

3. What picture hangs over Rubashov’s bed at home?

4. What does Rubashov shout out his door as the breakfast crew is leaving his hallway?

5. What does Little Loewy smoke?

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