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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 does Richard say about the material the Party sent him to distribute?
(a) It was full of nonsense.
(b) It was written for the lowest of peasants.
(c) It had just the right tone.
(d) It was written very well.

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

3. What does the logic of history say must happen in a regime?
(a) It must fall within 200 years
(b) The regime must, eventually, give power to a small minority
(c) The more stable a regime is the more rigid it becomes
(d) It must ultimately give in to the masses

4. How does the reader heat water for tea?
(a) On a hotplate
(b) In a pot hanging in the fireplace
(c) On the electric stove
(d) On a Primus stove

5. What color blouses did Arlova always wear?
(a) Red
(b) White
(c) Black
(d) Blue

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When No. 402 proclaims the emperor, what does Rubashov say to him?

3. For what reason does Kieffer beg his life be spared?

4. What does Gletkin say about Arlova?

5. Why is Rubashov taken outside during one of his hearings?

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