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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Grammatical Fiction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rubashov remember he had read about the universe?
(a) The universe is infinite.
(b) The universe is within the earth.
(c) The universe is finite.
(d) The universe a part of God.

2. What happened to Hare-lip’s father?
(a) He died of old age.
(b) He moved to Belgium.
(c) He was executed.
(d) He died of a long, extended illness.

3. With what does Rubashov say he and the other leaders of the revolution replaced vision?
(a) A specific set of laws
(b) Nothing, vision was never discussed
(c) Hard work
(d) Logical deduction

4. Why does Wassilij not protest the removal of Rubashov’s picture off the wall?
(a) He is too old to go to prison.
(b) He does not care one way or the other.
(c) He is angry at Rubash.
(d) He is too sad to look at the picture

5. Who appoints the examining magistrate?
(a) No. 1
(b) The warden
(c) The authorities
(d) The local party chairman

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reads the newspaper to Vassilij?

2. To whom is Richard’s sister-in-law married?

3. How many paces is Rubashov’s cell?

4. What was Rubashov’s friends’ rationale for convincing him not to help Arlova?

5. What kind of trick does Secretary Paul do?

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