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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, The Drowned City.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who preaches freedom at Palamas' funeral?
(a) No one.
(b) Athos.
(c) Mitsialis.
(d) Sikelianos.

2. About what does Jakob feel wrong?
(a) Being married to Alex and living in a foreign land.
(b) Leaving Athos' corpse in Toronto.
(c) Writing about his sister when she was alive.
(d) Writing about his sister when he does not know if she is alive.

3. What does Ben's father forbid anyone mentioning?
(a) The love of God.
(b) The past.
(c) Hitler's name.
(d) Relatives.

4. What does Jakob think about the Catalan Atlas?
(a) It is honest about designating unknown regions.
(b) It is very inaccurate.
(c) It is amazingly accurate.
(d) It is breathtakingly beautiful.

5. What does Jakob say every moment is?
(a) A chance.
(b) Pain relived.
(c) Two moments.
(d) An opportunity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jakob sit when Athos goes to town?

2. About what continent does Athos talk to Jakob?

3. What is Zakynthos like?

4. What is the state of Greece during this time?

5. Who hunts down and kills anyone well off?

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