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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. What does Count Rostov give as his current address in the court transcript that appears before the opening of Book 1?
(a) Suite 623 at the Hotel Metropol.
(b) Suite 119 at the Hotel Metropol.
(c) Suite 423 at the Hotel Metropol.
(d) Suite 317 at the Hotel Metropol.
2. How old is Sofia said to be in the opening of Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?
(a) 15.
(b) 19.
(c) 17.
(d) 13.
3. 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) "Ambiguous."
(b) "Arbitrary."
(c) "Stringent."
(d) "Articulate."
4. 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 Railway Workers.
(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 Taxi Drivers.
(d) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Coal Miners.
5. Which of the objects dropped from the ballroom balcony is described as "the Count's personal favorite" in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) The teacup.
(b) The coin.
(c) The pineapple.
(d) The egg.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did the old blind woman tell Princess Golitsyn she was going to see her son in the Count's story in Book 1: "Anyway..."?
2. What does the Count do in order to stop the actress's dogs from chasing the cat in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
3. What color is the smoking jacket that the Count wears to celebrate his anniversary of confinement at the Hotel Metropole in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
4. In Book 3: "Adjustments" the narrator uses a simile in describing Sofia, saying, "When the Count served breakfast, she nibbled her biscuits like" what?
5. In what Shakespearean play does Dogberry appear, as noted in the allusion in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
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