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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following vessels is tracking two Soviet subs?
(a) USS Kennedy
(b) USS Porgy
(c) HMS Invincible
(d) E.S. Politovskiy

2. What evidence does Ryan have?
(a) Ramius's letter
(b) Previous defections
(c) None
(d) His own books

3. From what country is the HMS Invincible?
(a) Russia
(b) USA
(c) Lithuania
(d) England

4. Why were all Soviet submarines recalled?
(a) Ramius's letter arrived
(b) Nuclear accident
(c) Defective materials
(d) To protect the homeland

5. Which of the following is a secret file?
(a) Willow
(b) Robin
(c) Swallow
(d) Cardinal

6. Which of the following is the best description of the character Jack Ryan?
(a) Submarine captain
(b) Military man
(c) Genius
(d) Family man and academic

7. Where is the Cardinal on the eighth day?
(a) In a jail
(b) Flying back to the United States
(c) In the hospital
(d) On board the Red October

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

9. Which of the following vessels was given orders to hunt down the Red October?
(a) HMS Invincible
(b) USS Bremerton
(c) The Konovalov
(d) USS Kennedy

10. How many submarines does Jones hear?
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 1

11. During what time frame does this novel take place?
(a) Vietnam War
(b) Iraq War
(c) Korean War
(d) Cold War

12. On which of the following vessels was there a significant nuclear accident which led to its destruction?
(a) E.S. Politovskiy
(b) HMS Invincible
(c) USS Porgy
(d) USS Kennedy

13. What do many of the badges checked show?
(a) Low levels of radiation
(b) Nothing
(c) Death immanent
(d) High levels of radiation

14. With whom does the Russian Ambassador meet?
(a) Ramius
(b) Jack Ryan
(c) Tyler
(d) President

15. Whom does Ramius blame for his wife's death?
(a) Himself
(b) Soviet system
(c) Pharmaceuticals
(d) Doctor

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides military secrets what else is Jack Ryan worried about?

2. On what basis does Ramius use to select the officers for the Red October?

3. What is Jack Ryan's specialty as related to the military?

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

5. Who is sent to England to inform the British government of the new mission?

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