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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fourteenth Day, Thursday, 16 December.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Tyler explain his plan for the crew of the Red October?
(a) President
(b) Greer
(c) Jack Ryan
(d) Joint Chiefs of Staff

2. For what general reason does the USS New Jersey approach the Russian Fleet?
(a) To build trust between the Americans and Russians
(b) To gather information
(c) To rescue a Russian crew member
(d) To blockade the Russians from moving further

3. Which of the following is the best definition of reactor as it is used in the novel so far?
(a) An apparatus in which a nuclear-fission chain reaction can be started
(b) A thing that undergoes a reaction
(c) A large container or vat
(d) A device that introduces reluctance into a circuit

4. Which of the following is the captain of the USS Dallas?
(a) Jones
(b) Ramius
(c) Mancuso
(d) Ryan

5. Who kills the spy?
(a) Williams
(b) Ramius
(c) Ryan
(d) Henderson

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Ramius?

2. Which of the following is not something the USS New Jersey did when they approached the Russian Fleet?

3. Where do photographs show the major Soviet fleet at port?

4. Who are sent to inspect the Red October?

5. What do the officers of the suggest is causing the reactor scare?

(see the answer key)

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