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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 Little Loewy die?
(a) He fell off a ship.
(b) He was shot by a Party member.
(c) A heavy crate fell on him while unloading a ship.
(d) He hanged himself.

2. Who reads the newspaper to Vassilij?
(a) His son
(b) No one, he reads them himself
(c) His daughter
(d) His wife

3. What are the two types of cases that could be used in court for Rubashov?
(a) V and A
(b) P and A
(c) C and T
(d) T and P

4. What does No. 402 tell Rubashov after Rubashov reveals his name?
(a) I am innocent.
(b) Serves you right.
(c) Why are you here?
(d) How the mighty doth fall.

5. As Rubashov paces his cell, what does he wonder about No. 1 ?
(a) Whether anyone can kill No. 1
(b) Whether No. 1 ever really believed the party line
(c) What No. 1 might be doing at the moment
(d) What goes on inside No. 1’s brain

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Vassilij get the scar on his neck?

2. What does Rubashov do first when they lock him in his cell?

3. What job did Rubashov hold?

4. With what was Rubashov’s suitcase filled when he met a man in southern Germany in 1933?

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

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