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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: “1946” — “Addendum”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book 3: "An Afternoon Assignation," the narrator states, "But art is the most unnatural minion of the state. Not only is it created by fanciful people who tire of repetition even more quickly than they tire of being told what to do, it is also vexingly" what?
(a) "Stringent."
(b) "Ambiguous."
(c) "Arbitrary."
(d) "Articulate."

2. Where is Katerina Litvinova from?
(a) Odessa.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Kiev.

3. Where is the American general described as being from in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Texas.
(c) California.
(d) Arkansas.

4. In what province does the Count tell Anna he spent a good part of his youth in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) Irkutsk Oblast.
(b) Zabaykalsky Krai.
(c) Nizhny Novgorod.
(d) Primosky Krai.

5. What is Anna Urbanova's profession?
(a) She is a dancer.
(b) She is an actress.
(c) She is a singer.
(d) She is a pianist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What date is described in Book 3: "Arachne's Art" as "the launch of the First Five-Year Plan"?

2. When did the Germans launch Operation Barbarossa?

3. Why does the Count go to see Marina in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

4. At what time does the narrator describe Count Rostov being escorted through the gates of the Kremlin onto Red Square in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

5. By what affectionate name does the Count refer to the grand dining room off the lobby at the Hotel Metropole?

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