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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mr. Vladimir's position?
(a) First secretary.
(b) Prime minister.
(c) Privy councillor.
(d) Ambassador.

2. What does The Professor tell Ossipon he carries in his pocket should the police try to arrest him?
(a) Poison.
(b) A detonator.
(c) A knife.
(d) A pistol.

3. When initially briefed by Heat on the Greenwich Park explosion, what is the assistant commissioner told when he asks if the Verlock residence was being watched?
(a) Heat states it was not, but assures him he will initiate it immediately.
(b) Heat assures him the home is watched around the clock.
(c) Heat assures him that is not the case.
(d) Heat assures him that takes place only after dark.

4. As he investigates the Greenwich Park explosion, what is Heat's reaction when he initially eyes the professor?
(a) Heat believes someone else is culpable and dismisses him.
(b) Heat believes this individual is in no way connected to the explosion and dismisses him.
(c) Heat is certain no bomber would have survived the explosion and does not feel this individual is involved.
(d) Heat dismisses him, declaring he has no interest in him today.

5. How does Mr. Verloc feel about the opinions expressed by his friends during their Red Committee meeting at his home?
(a) He is disappointed.
(b) He is in concurrence with virtually all of them.
(c) He agrees with Michaelis.
(d) He is unconcerned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Wurmt initially carrying in his meeting with Mr. Verloc?

2. What does the professor tell Ossipon he will do if the police try to arrest him?

3. The Secret Agent is a novel centered on the attempt in 1894 to destroy what?

4. What does Mr. Vladimir learn about Mr. Verloc that terribly disappoints him?

5. Although initially insisting he works independently, the professor eventually confesses that he recently had sold what?

(see the answer key)

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