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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Grammatical Fiction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last thing prisoner 380 yelled as he is pulled down the corridor?
(a) The revolution is dead
(b) Stalin devil
(c) Death to No. 1
(d) Rubashov

2. What message does Rubashov receive about what he should do when his trial is over?
(a) Kill No. 1
(b) Die in silence
(c) Find his wife
(d) Move to Europe

3. How much did Rubashov have to pay for the taxi ride he took when he left Richard?
(a) Thirty rubles
(b) Twenty marks
(c) Nothing
(d) Ten dollars

4. What does Rubashov say has always been his motives for anything?
(a) He lived according to his convictions and conscience.
(b) He knew they had made a mistake.
(c) He had no known motives.
(d) He knew the world looked at Russia with disdain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard think people need to be told?

2. In the car, what does Rubashov tell the younger official the official should study?

3. What does No. 402 tell Rubashov after Rubashov reveals his name?

4. What does Rubashov think is the real reason he is innocent of all charges?

5. What was the last position Ivanov held in the military when he was over Rubashov?

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