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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the agriculturist who is killed believe is the best fertilizer?
(a) Potash
(b) Nitrate artificial fertilizer
(c) Cow manure
(d) Silt from the river basin

3. What does Ivanov call Rubashov’s emotional state?
(a) Martyr complex
(b) Nervous depression
(c) Sentimental nonsense
(d) Anti-revolutionary

4. Why does Wassilij think one must be cunning in life?
(a) So one can live comfortably
(b) So one can steer the young in a direction without the young knowing it
(c) So that one can advance
(d) So one does not end up in prison

5. What temptation does Rubashov say he has overcome?
(a) To tear down the party
(b) To renounce his confessions
(c) To challenge his accusers
(d) To ask for mercy

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car do the officials drive who come to arrest Rubashov?

2. What does the newspaper say is the type of evidence against Rubashov?

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

4. What does Gletkin say will happen in the future when the regime survives?

5. Why doesn’t Wassiij hear the prosecutor’s speech as it is read?

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