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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of stories did the prisoner in cell 402 often tell?
(a) Anecdotes about his father, a blacksmith
(b) Stories of his girlfriends
(c) Anecdotes about the officer’s mess
(d) Stories of his life in America

2. What is the last thing prisoner 380 yelled as he is pulled down the corridor?
(a) Death to No. 1
(b) Rubashov
(c) Stalin devil
(d) The revolution is dead

3. What does 402 tell Rubashov is happening the night the prison feels different?
(a) The prison guards are being changed
(b) He does not know what is happening
(c) Sympathizers are going to break into the prison
(d) Political differences are being settled

4. What does Ivanov say is incompatible with social progress?
(a) Respect for the individual
(b) Capitalism
(c) Allowing the masses to have luxury
(d) Giving the people enough to eat

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

6. How much did Rubashov have to pay for the taxi ride he took when he left Richard?
(a) Nothing
(b) Thirty rubles
(c) Twenty marks
(d) Ten dollars

7. 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 sent to Siberia.
(d) He will be released.

8. What awakens Rubashov at seven in the morning?
(a) A bugle call
(b) The sunlight through the window
(c) A person in the next cell screaming
(d) A guard banging on his door

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

10. What does Rubashov decide about Ivanov’s assertion that Ivanov wants to help Rubashov?
(a) He is using it as a manipulation
(b) He feels ashamed that Rubashov saved his life
(c) He does not mean it
(d) Ivanov is sincere in his desire to help Rubashov

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

12. What makes Rubashov think the games are played too well in the Trade delegation?
(a) It is possible to choose who is going to what country from appearance
(b) It is almost impossible to separate appearance from reality
(c) The diplomats wear American suits
(d) The diplomats speak French

13. What is an execution called in prison?
(a) Target practice
(b) Prejudiced termination
(c) Physical liquidation
(d) Hangman’s Bluff

14. What book does No. 1 keep on his desk at all times?
(a) The Communist Manifesto
(b) Spartan and Liberty
(c) Justice Poetics
(d) The Prince

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Richard’s sister-in-law married?

2. How did Vassilij get the scar on his neck?

3. What does Rubashov want to ask the warden for when they arrive at his cell?

4. What does Gletkin say is the reason Gletkin did not give in to torture?

5. What does 406 say is the reason he is in prison?

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