Darkness at Noon Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Darkness at Noon Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom was Richard’s wife having an affair?
(a) A Party chairman
(b) No one
(c) Richard’s brother
(d) The cinema operator

2. What is the name of Richard’s wife?
(a) Bonnie
(b) Kathryn
(c) Anny
(d) Genevieve

3. What happened to Arlova?
(a) She was executed.
(b) She married an Englishman and moved.
(c) She killed herself.
(d) She died after a long illness.

4. Why does Rubashov feel sorry for Prisoner 402?
(a) Rubashov does not feel sorry for 402
(b) 402 is not allowed outside
(c) 402 will not be killed but imprisoned for the rest of his life
(d) 402 is very young

5. What does Bill, a man Little Loewy and Rubashov meet, do for a living?
(a) He is a banker
(b) Writes novels
(c) He is a dockworker
(d) Writes articles for party magazines

6. What does Ivanov say Rubashov will do when Gletkin asks Ivanov in the canteen?
(a) Rubashov will denounce No. 1
(b) Ivanov tells Gletkin he does not know what Rubashov will do
(c) Rubashov will capitulate to Ivanov’s request
(d) Rubashov will stand firm in his convictions

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

8. What message does Rubashov receive about what he should do when his trial is over?
(a) Die in silence
(b) Kill No. 1
(c) Find his wife
(d) Move to Europe

9. According to Rubashov, how much time has passed since he slept with a woman?
(a) One year
(b) A month
(c) Three weeks
(d) Two weeks

10. What does Rubashov ask No. 1 for while Rubashov is still on crutches?
(a) For a new mission overseas
(b) To be able to return to his home in Petersburg
(c) Access to better doctors
(d) The fate of Richard

11. What does Gletkin fear about Ivanov and Rubashov?
(a) That they are conspiring to have Gletkin arrested
(b) That Ivanov will succeed and Rubashov will sign a confession
(c) The Ivanov will convince Rubashov for a public trial and Gletkin’s methods will be questioned
(d) That Ivanov will help Rubashov escape

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

13. To whom is Richard’s sister-in-law married?
(a) A police constable
(b) The mayor of Ludenberg
(c) Petier Von Luntz
(d) Johann Rupenstein

14. To what round is Rubashov attached for daily exercise?
(a) Second round
(b) Third round
(c) First round
(d) Fourth round

15. What do the prisoners do when prisoner 380 is taken to be killed?
(a) Tap on the door the code for rest in peace, over and over
(b) Yell anti-government slogans
(c) Sing a hymn
(d) Stand at the spy hole and drum

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the last position Ivanov held in the military when he was over Rubashov?

2. What does Ivanov say has driven many to martyrdom?

3. What does Rubashov shout out his door as the breakfast crew is leaving his hallway?

4. What does No. 1 believe justifies his harsh methods?

5. What is the quadratic alphabet?

(see the answer keys)

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