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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 did Rubashov mean to study when he was a boy?
(a) Astronomy
(b) Law
(c) Medicine
(d) Engineering

2. Who appoints the examining magistrate?
(a) No. 1
(b) The local party chairman
(c) The warden
(d) The authorities

3. What does Ivanov call Rubashov’s accuser?
(a) C
(b) X
(c) Someone
(d) The man

4. What did Wassilij hide in his mattress?
(a) A new passport
(b) A gun
(c) A picture of Lenin
(d) A Bible

5. What relative of Arlova’s was arrested over there?
(a) Her sister
(b) Her brother
(c) Her mother
(d) Her father

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rubashov decide about Ivanov’s assertion that Ivanov wants to help Rubashov?

2. Why does Wassilij think one must be cunning in life?

3. What is the quadratic alphabet?

4. What does the doctor say is wrong with Rubashov’s tooth?

5. What does Ivanov call Rubashov’s emotional state?

(see the answer key)

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