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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. Of the ballroom, the narrator says in Book 1: "An Assembly," "Of course, there is now much more canvas than cashmere in the room, more gray than gold. But is the patch on the elbow really that much different from" what?
(a) "The epaulette on the shoulder?"
(b) "The crown on the head?"
(c) "The sceptor and the crown?"
(d) "The suit and tie?"

2. What kind of wine is served to the Count and the stranger in the separate dining room prior to dinner in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) Riesling.
(b) Gewurztraminer.
(c) Cabernet Sauvignon.
(d) Rkatsiteli.

3. 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?
(a) Einstein and Galileo.
(b) Newton and Galileo.
(c) Pythagoras and Einstein.
(d) Aristotle and Plato.

4. 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?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1913.

5. Whose magical ball of thread led Theseas safely from the lair of the Minotaur, according to the narrator in Book 1: "Around and About"?
(a) Ares's.
(b) Ophelia's.
(c) Poseidon's.
(d) Ariadne's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What corporation does Pudgy Webster's father own?

2. On what date does Book 5: "An Announcement" begin?

3. Who is holding their second meeting while the Count and Nina spy from the ballroom balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

4. Who is the barber of the Metropol Hotel?

5. What color is Sofia's hair described as in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?

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