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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 5 - 6 Farewell to the Old and The Moscow Encampment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After watching a worker's demonstration, what job does Pasha Antipov want?
(a) He wants to be the fire chief.
(b) He wants to be a teacher.
(c) He wants to be a lawyer.
(d) He wants to be chief of police.

2. Who seduces Lara when she is 16?
(a) Zhivago.
(b) Komarovsky.
(c) Vedeniapin.
(d) Duplyanka.

3. How does Lara plan to end her affair with Komarovsky?
(a) She plans to tell him over dinner.
(b) She plans to run away.
(c) She plans to shoot him.
(d) She plans to tell him in a letter.

4. During World War I, which country invaded Russia?
(a) Europe.
(b) America.
(c) Germany.
(d) Japan.

5. In the book, Pasternak develops a parallel between the changes occurring in Russia and what other historical event?
(a) The conquests of the Vikings.
(b) The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
(c) The fall of Adam and Eve.
(d) The fall of the Roman Empire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical handicap does political leader Maxim Aristarkhovich Klintsov-Pogorevshikh have?

2. At the end of Chapter 1, why is Madame Guishar offended?

3. When the Russian economy collapses, which two political groups begin to fight for power?

4. What color represents the Marxist army?

5. While Lara works as a housewife and teaches at the gymnasium, what does Pasha do?

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