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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. Whose musical composition does Sofia play in the competition in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) Beethoven's.
(b) Mozart's.
(c) Chopin's.
(d) Borowitz's.

2. With whom is Sofia said to be meeting in the ballroom in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?
(a) Katerina Litvinova.
(b) Nina Kulikova.
(c) Mikhail Fyodorovich Mindich.
(d) Viktor Stepanovich.

3. Who comes to warn the Count that the Bishop is on his way to his room in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) Emile.
(b) Osip.
(c) Oleg.
(d) Vasily.

4. Where is the Count planning on meeting with Mishka in the beginning of Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) The Shalyapin.
(b) The Piazza.
(c) The hotel coffee shop.
(d) The Boyarsky.

5. Who brings in room service when the Count visits Anna in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) Audrius.
(b) Emile.
(c) Oleg.
(d) Andrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the barber of the Metropol Hotel?

2. How many soldiers were deployed from Odessa to the Baltic in Operaton Barbarossa?

3. What do Andrey and Emile bring for Sofia after her competition in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

4. What animal from the "Dark Continent" does the Count describe to Sofia in Book 3: "Adjustments"?

5. Prior to the opening of Book 1, there is a poem credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov. What is the year of the poem cited?

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