Under a Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-1968 Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Without work to do, what is said that people do all day?
(a) Argue about politics.
(b) Volunteer work.
(c) Play cards.
(d) Riot.

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

3. What happens to the national borders as 1948 end?
(a) The borders are reopened.
(b) The Soviet Union stations their armies at the borders.
(c) The borders are extended.
(d) The borders are closed.

4. What word does Kovály use to describe Pavel Kovály?
(a) Misfit.
(b) Rogue.
(c) Playboy.
(d) Maverick.

5. What name does Kovály give her first child?
(a) Adam.
(b) Tomáš.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Jakub.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Rudolf Slánský?

2. What is the most appealing form of government for the majority of Czechs following the war?

3. Who is Eva?

4. How is Margolius personally impacted by Slánský's arrest?

5. In whose hometown does the escape party dissolve?

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