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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fifth Day, Tuesday, 7 December.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Konovalov waiting for the Red October?
(a) They know about the plan to defect
(b) They are to perform training drills together
(c) They are not waiting for the Red October
(d) They have noticed a problem with the submarine and need to repair it

2. On what basis does Ramius use to select the officers for the Red October?
(a) Those unhappy with the Soviet government
(b) Those who are loyal followers
(c) Those he can trust
(d) Those who also grew up in Lithuania

3. Where was Ramius raised?
(a) Lithuania
(b) Georgia
(c) Russia
(d) Kurkastan

4. Where does Ramius plan surface the submarine?
(a) Arctic Ocean
(b) South America
(c) Cuba
(d) East Coast of North America

5. Which of the following would Jack Ryan be least interested in?
(a) Pearl Harbor
(b) Current government overthrows
(c) War of 1812
(d) General Lee's biography

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters taught Ramius to love the sea?

2. Why did the Konovalov surface?

3. Which word best describes how Jack Ryan feels about this movement of the Russian subs in the North Atlantic on the fifth day?

4. Which of the following best describes the level of training received by the sailors on board the Red October?

5. Which of the following does the sonar surveillance system detect which is supposed to be silent?

(see the answer key)

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