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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 12, 13, and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While party officials publicly extol the virtues of proletariat work, what is going on in secret among government officials?
(a) Volunteer work.
(b) Widespread corruption.
(c) Military lotting to declare war on the Soviet Union.
(d) Planning to create job opportunities.

2. Which area does the escaped women enter after leaving Nazi Germany?
(a) The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.
(b) Austria.
(c) Poland.
(d) Romania.

3. What is said to happen to people in Prague who harbor fugitives?
(a) They are imprisoned.
(b) They are fined.
(c) They are ostracized.
(d) They are executed.

4. What does Kovály want to focus on besides getting involved with the Communist Party?
(a) Fighting for democracy.
(b) Rebuilding Prague.
(c) Emigrating to America.
(d) Having a family.

5. Who is Mrs. Machova?
(a) A friend who looks after Kovály's son.
(b) Kovály's housekeeper.
(c) Ivan Kovály's teacher.
(d) Kovály's disapproving neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. While attempting to escape, which of Kovály's group momentarily pleads with the others to go back?

2. To what are the families of arrested individuals subjected?

3. After finding a place to stay, what immediately happens to Kovály?

4. When Margolias' trial begins, how long has it been since his arrest?

5. To what kind of job does an old friend in the country urge Margolius to turn?

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