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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: “Apotheoses” — “Afterword”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does the colonel claim to be in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) 42.
(b) 26.
(c) 46.
(d) 39.

2. Why does the Count go to see Marina in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) To have his pants repaired.
(b) To get a haircut.
(c) To have his jacket repaired.
(d) To get a shave.

3. How old is Sofia said to be in the opening of Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?
(a) 19.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 17.

4. Where does the Count presume the stranger in the separate dining room is from in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) Ukraine.
(b) Eastern Georgia.
(c) Kiev.
(d) Western Georgia.

5. According to the narrator in Book 5: "An Announcement," who "would argue that once the dining room's doors were opened, after a brief moment of confusion the better natures of the men would prevail, and their predisposition to reason would lead them to a fair and orderly process of seat taking"?
(a) John Locke.
(b) John Hobbes.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Stalin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Count is in Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly," he finds a hidden compartment two panels beyond what etching?

2. In what room of the hotel has the Count met with Anna in Book 3: "An Afternoon Assignation"?

3. How old is Sofia in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?

4. Whose musical composition does Sofia play in the competition in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

5. When the Count enters the ballroom in Book 2: "1926: Adieu," Nina explains that she and her friend are testing the "hypotheses of two renowned mathematicians in a single experiment." Who are the mathematicians being tested?

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