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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does No. 402 tell Rubashov after Rubashov reveals his name?
(a) Why are you here?
(b) How the mighty doth fall.
(c) Serves you right.
(d) I am innocent.

2. Ivanov believes that he is what kind of person? What kind of person does Ivanov believe Gletkin to be?
(a) Ivanov is a "by the books" and Gletkin is spontaneous.
(b) Ivanov is a cynic and Ivanov is a moralist.
(c) Gletkin is a cynic and Ivanov is a moralist
(d) Gletkin is a stoic and Ivanov is soft

3. What happens in the trade delegation library shortly before the second great trial of the opposition?
(a) The library is shut down
(b) There is no library in the trade building
(c) Most of the written material is taken and replaced
(d) The library is burned

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the agriculturist who is killed believe is the best fertilizer?

2. Why does Gletkin think no human can resist torture?

3. Why is Rubashov allowed to remain in bed on his first morning in prison?

4. What is the last thing prisoner 380 yelled as he is pulled down the corridor?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rubashov feel guilty about Arlova’s death?

2. What does Ivanov tell Rubashov the day after Bogrov is killed?

3. What does Gletkin consider to be the best methods for getting confessions out of prisoners? Why does he feel this way?

4. How is Rubashov given a chance to exercise? How is that carried out?

5. What does Ivanov say is the reason Rubashov will not capitulate with Gletkin’s method?

6. How does Rubashov respond to the evidence and charges Ivanov presents? What is Ivanov’s response?

7. What is Rubashov’s relationship to Arlova and what happens to her?

8. What is in the cell in which Rubashov is locked at the beginning of the book?

9. Whom does Rubashov watch the guards escort down the hallway after Rubashov’s flashback? What does the man look like?

10. What is Rubashov’s flashback about after he is told he will get no breakfast?

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