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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 right does the newspaper say Rubashov waived for the trial?
(a) An advocate
(b) A jury trial
(c) The right to remain silent
(d) A change of venue

2. What right does Rubashov forgo concerning Kieffer?
(a) The right to have Kieffer executed first
(b) He does not forgo any right.
(c) The right to ask Kieffer questions
(d) The right to have Kieffer produce concrete documents

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rubashov mean to study when he was a boy?

2. What does Rubashov think the barber looks like?

3. What does the reader ask Wassilij before Wassilij signs the petition?

4. Why does Rubashov make the speech he makes?

5. How many minutes were the prisoners not in isolation allowed to walk outside?

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