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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who met Ivan outside?
(a) Piotr.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Esther.
(d) Katerina.

2. What had Sergei never seen before?
(a) Father Lukas vexed.
(b) All of these.
(c) Father Lukas, humbled.
(d) Father Lukas thwarted.

3. What did Yaga make Ivan do?
(a) All of these.
(b) Urinate in his pants.
(c) Follow her to the plane.
(d) Stand still amidst battle.

4. Who does Katerina contact in Taina?
(a) Her father.
(b) Dimitri.
(c) Brother Sergei.
(d) Father Lukas.

5. What "accusation" does King Matfei make of Ivan, unwittingly?
(a) That he cannot perform without a man present.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) That he prefers the company of men.
(d) Both of these.

6. Why did Katerina think Ivan had listened to her?
(a) She is the princess of Taina.
(b) She had commanded him to do so.
(c) She is a beautiful woman.
(d) All of these.

7. What unnerved Dimitri?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) The fire Ivan had created.
(d) The boldness Ivan displayed.

8. Why were the people ashamed to have followed Dimitri?
(a) Dimitri had no knowledge of leadership.
(b) Both of these.
(c) He had struck their king unable to speak.
(d) Neither of these.

9. Who is Cousin Marek, truly?
(a) Bear, in human form.
(b) His aunts son.
(c) None of these.
(d) Mikola Mozhaiski.

10. Who did Yaga promise the 'pleasure' of killing Ivan to?
(a) Katerina.
(b) Bear.
(c) Mikola.
(d) None of these.

11. What was Baba Yaga's war steed?
(a) A horse.
(b) Bear.
(c) None of these.
(d) A donkey.

12. What mantra was endlessly repeated by the officials in the Ukraine?
(a) The culprits will be prosecuted.
(b) All of these.
(c) We will get to the bottom of this.
(d) We are taking all appropriate measures.

13. What did Piotr attempt to convince Ivan?
(a) Both of these.
(b) That Katerina was unfaithful.
(c) That Katerina was lying to him, and was actually from his era.
(d) Neither of these.

14. What was missing from Katerina's dress that Ivan half expected?
(a) No decorations other than what surrounded the Priest and Katerina's dress.
(b) Jewels, fake or otherwise.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Neither of these.

15. What does Ivan tell Matfei?
(a) That he needs to have the heart to rule.
(b) With any luck, the choice to rule won't be forced on him too soon.
(c) That he doesn't have to be king if he doesn't want to be.
(d) All of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem does Ivan have with his dissertation?

2. What comedian is mentioned?

3. What did Ivan feel he could do in the presence of his cousin with Katerina?

4. What did Ivan take from the compartment?

5. How many of her knights responded to Yaga's commands?

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