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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does 406 say is the reason he is in prison?
(a) He tried to start a counterrevolution
(b) He was sleeping in the basement of a known criminal
(c) He was put on the wrong train
(d) He stole some food

2. What awakens Rubashov at seven in the morning?
(a) A guard banging on his door
(b) A person in the next cell screaming
(c) A bugle call
(d) The sunlight through the window

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

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

5. What does Rubashov say is the one argument the party has to settle a difference of opinion?
(a) The consequence is obvious
(b) The masses are like sheep
(c) Death to opposition
(d) The state has the power

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reads the newspaper to Vassilij?

2. About how long does it take to travel to the prison from Rubashov’s home?

3. What does Rubashov think about the Party’s results after he runs out of cigarettes?

4. What profession did No. 406 have?

5. What does No. 1 believe justifies his harsh methods?

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