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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mundt meets Leamas in his cell, where does Mundt take him?
(a) To the hospital.
(b) To an interrogation room.
(c) To the prison yards.
(d) To get dinner at a private dining room.

2. What does the bank's reply to Leamas' forged inquiry lead Fiedler to believe?
(a) That there's no way Mundt could be the special agent.
(b) That Leamas really did commit embezzlement.
(c) That Mundt must be the special agent.
(d) That Liz is more than she seems to be.

3. What does the commissar tell Liz about what will happen to Fiedler?
(a) He will be returned to London.
(b) He will be killed.
(c) He will be set free, but he must never leave East Germany.
(d) He will be imprisoned for the rest of his life.

4. During Mundt's trial, what does Fiedler argue is suspicious about Mundt's time in England?
(a) That Mundt never came into the office, but still was paid for his work.
(b) That Mundt was able to escape without any negative consequences.
(c) That Mundt came home with way too much money.
(d) That Mundt was stationed there even though he didn't speak English.

5. Why did Mundt beat Fiedler during his interrogation?
(a) Because Fiedler is Jewish.
(b) Because Fiedler refused to talk.
(c) Because Fiedler got Mundt fired a long time ago.
(d) Because Fiedler stole Mundt's girlfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mundt is first interrogating Leamas, Mundt tells Leamas that he must confess:

2. What is the official name of Mundt's trial?

3. When Leamas and Fiedler are attacked, where are they?

4. What has happened to Leamas between when he was knocked out and when he wakes up?

5. How many guards does Leamas knock out while trying to defend himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Liz so disheartened with the low turnout to the Communist Party meeting in East Germany?

2. What does Liz's arrival at Mundt's trial tell Leamas about British intelligence?

3. What does Leamas realize about Mundt at the end of Mundt's trial?

4. Why does Leamas react the way that he does when Fiedler mentions Liz for the first time?

5. During the Tribunal, and in response to Fiedler's questioning, what does Leamas say about Mundt being a secret agent?

6. What does Mundt want to know about George Smiley while Mundt is interrogating Leamas?

7. What makes Leamas trust Fiedler even more after they both have been interrogated?

8. What incriminating piece of evidence does Liz disclose at Mundt's trial?

9. Who do both Fiedler and Leamas appear to fight against when they are surprised by guards in Chapter 16?

10. Why doesn't Leamas question the response from the bank in Chapter 14?

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