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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. At what time does the Count say the performance was scheduled to end in the beginning of Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) 12:00.
(b) 11:00.
(c) 9:00.
(d) 10:00.

2. What does the interior artist surmise "a room is the summation of" in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?
(a) "The lighting in it."
(b) "The wood it is made of."
(c) "All who have lived in it."
(d) "All that has happened inside it."

3. Who is the author of the book of essays that the Count is reading in the beginning of Book 1: "An Appointment"?
(a) Federova.
(b) Breguet.
(c) Chekhov.
(d) Montaigne.

4. In what room is the Count standing when Book 2: "1926: Adieu" begins?
(a) Suite 329.
(b) Suite 241.
(c) Suite 426.
(d) Suite 317.

5. How many soldiers were deployed from Odessa to the Baltic in Operaton Barbarossa?
(a) About 1 million.
(b) Over 4 million.
(c) About 2 million.
(d) Over 3 million.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is described in Book 5: "An Announcement" as "one of the most intricate and purposeful constructions ever manufactured by man"?

3. What is Emile's newest specialty that is served to the Count and Sofia in Book 5: "Anecdotes"?

4. How much money does the lieutenant lose in the narrator's story of the princess's birthday party in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?

5. On what date does Book 5: "Apotheoses" begin?

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