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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Hearing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Vassilij get the scar on his neck?
(a) Fighting the Germans
(b) On a hunting trip
(c) Fighting in the civil war
(d) In a farming accident with a threshing machine

2. According to Rubashov, how much time has passed since he slept with a woman?
(a) One year
(b) Three weeks
(c) Two weeks
(d) A month

3. With what does the younger official bang on Rubashov’s door?
(a) His hand
(b) The butt of a pistol
(c) A railroad spike
(d) A piece of wood

4. What was the last position Ivanov held in the military when he was over Rubashov?
(a) Platoon Lieutenant
(b) Company commander
(c) He was never in the military with Rubashov.
(d) Battalion commander

5. What does Rubashov do first when they lock him in his cell?
(a) Lights a cigarette
(b) Screams at the guard
(c) Uses the toilet
(d) Lies down

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard say about the material the Party sent him to distribute?

2. What does Bill, a man Little Loewy and Rubashov meet, do for a living?

3. As Rubashov is lying in his cell the first morning, what does he think will happen to him?

4. What was Richard’s trade?

5. What does Rubashov want to ask the warden for when they arrive at his cell?

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