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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 Rubashov think about when he is thinking about suffering?
(a) Suffering is the only thing the revolution has not eliminated
(b) Suffering is bad for the advancement of humanity
(c) All suffering is good for the soul
(d) There is a difference between pointless and meaningful suffering.

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

3. When No. 402 proclaims the emperor, what does Rubashov say to him?
(a) The emperor is dead.
(b) I agree.
(c) Don’t say that so loud.
(d) Amen.

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

5. As Rubashov is lying in his cell the first morning, what does he think will happen to him?
(a) He will be shot.
(b) He will be in prison for several years.
(c) He will be released.
(d) He will be sent to Siberia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wassilij ask the reader about the petition she has?

2. What does Rubashov realize he missed right after breakfast?

3. What relative of Arlova’s was arrested over there?

4. What does the prosecutor ask Rubashov about counter-revolutionary movements?

5. What does Rubashov think the best of them do when condemned to die?

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