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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: “1953: Apostles and Apostates”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is holding their second meeting while the Count and Nina spy from the ballroom balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Taxi Drivers.
(b) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Steelworkers.
(c) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Railway Workers.
(d) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Coal Miners.

2. Who comes to fetch the Count to Mr. Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) Petya.
(b) Jozef.
(c) Arkady.
(d) Fyodor.

3. Where does the Red October Youth Orchestra operate?
(a) Stalingrad.
(b) Kiev.
(c) St. Petersburg.
(d) Moscow.

4. How old is the Count said to be in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) 63.
(b) 55.
(c) 59.
(d) 72.

5. What is the name of the "Goliath" that tends to the solitary man in the separate dining room in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) Fyodor.
(b) Emile.
(c) Vladimir.
(d) Osip.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Count presume the stranger in the separate dining room is from in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

2. At what time does the Count say the performance was scheduled to end in the beginning of Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

3. How old does the colonel claim to be in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

4. Who comes to warn the Count that the Bishop is on his way to his room in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

5. At what time does the Count approach the Shalyapin in the opening of Book 3: "Absinthe"?

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