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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Jones and Mancuso determine the unknown sound must be?
(a) A Russian sub
(b) Reverberations from their own sub
(c) False positive sounds
(d) The Konovalov

2. What is seen in the pictures that is worrisome?
(a) Nuclear reactors
(b) Defection letters
(c) Secret doors
(d) Secret engines

3. Where does Ryan go next?
(a) England
(b) White House
(c) Russia
(d) Home

4. From which country were the surveillance photographs of the Red October taken?
(a) United States
(b) Russia
(c) Germany
(d) Britian

5. Which of the following words best describes the morale on board of the Red October on the first day?
(a) Welcoming
(b) Distrust
(c) Open
(d) Calm

6. Which word best describes how Jack Ryan feels about this movement of the Russian subs in the North Atlantic on the fifth day?
(a) Worried
(b) Upset
(c) Unconcerned
(d) Bothered

7. Which of the following best describes Ramius's relationship with his home country?
(a) Supportive
(b) Honorable
(c) Complicated
(d) Resentful

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

9. Which of the following is Ryan's code name?
(a) Magi
(b) Willow
(c) Robin
(d) Cardinal

10. Who is coming up with a plan to allow some members of the Red October to return to Russia?
(a) Tyler
(b) Ryan
(c) Ramius
(d) Greer

11. Which of the following was a contributing factor to the nuclear accident on the Russian sub?
(a) Sabotage
(b) A spy on board
(c) Racing to intercept the Red October
(d) Poor choices made by the captain

12. On what basis does Ramius use to select the officers for the Red October?
(a) Those unhappy with the Soviet government
(b) Those he can trust
(c) Those who are loyal followers
(d) Those who also grew up in Lithuania

13. What are the orders for Ramius and his submarine?
(a) Defection
(b) Training Drills
(c) Covert survelliance
(d) Nuclear Tests

14. What does the doctor check for radiation on the crew of the Red October?
(a) Bones
(b) Heads
(c) Badges
(d) Blood

15. Which of the following is not a synonym for sabotage?
(a) Subvert
(b) Wreck
(c) Undermine
(d) Build

Short Answer Questions

1. Who meets in a secret underground room?

2. Which of the following is the code name for Ryan's mission?

3. Where is Ryan sent?

4. Which of the following vessels was given orders to hunt down the Red October?

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

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