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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Third Day, Sunday, 5 December.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the name of the Russian submarine captained by Ramius?
(a) Red Eye
(b) November's Red
(c) Red Hunt
(d) Red October

2. What has led Ramius to his current opinions?
(a) Disciplinary procedures
(b) Government policies
(c) Childhood
(d) Nuclear weapon development

3. Which of the following characters taught Ramius to love the sea?
(a) His father
(b) Sasha
(c) His grandmother
(d) Natalia

4. Which of the following would Jack Ryan be least interested in?
(a) Pearl Harbor
(b) Current government overthrows
(c) General Lee's biography
(d) War of 1812

5. Why is Konovalov waiting for the Red October?
(a) They are to perform training drills together
(b) They know about the plan to defect
(c) They have noticed a problem with the submarine and need to repair it
(d) They are not waiting for the Red October

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word describes the picture painted by Ramius of the Soviet government / lifestyle?

2. Why was Ramius often distrusted as a child?

3. During what time frame does this novel take place?

4. Which of the following words best describes the morale on board of the Red October on the first day?

5. In which war was Ramius's father a hero?

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