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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ryan go to the USS Kennedy?
(a) To promote his next book
(b) To deliver secret CIA files to the Cardinal
(c) To provide orders to sink the Red October
(d) To tell them about the Red October

2. How long was Jack Ryan's nap?
(a) 8 hours
(b) 18 hours
(c) 12 hours
(d) 3 hours

3. Which of the following tracks all naval operations?
(a) Secret surveliance propulsion
(b) Silent propulsion systen
(c) Soviet propulsion systems
(d) Sonar surveillance system

4. Which character detects a sound on sonar he cannot identify?
(a) Jones
(b) Ramius
(c) Mancuso
(d) Ryan

5. Which word best describes the medication given to Ramius's wife after her surgery?
(a) Poison
(b) Helpful
(c) Effective
(d) Fake

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

7. Which of the following is the path Ramius plans to take with the Red October?
(a) Arctic, East Coast of North America, Cuba
(b) Arctic, Atlantic, East Coast of South America
(c) Mediteranean, Indian Ocean, East Coast of North America
(d) Mediteranean, Atlantic Ocean, Cuba

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

9. Where is Ryan sent?
(a) England
(b) Russia
(c) USS Bremerton
(d) USS Kennedy

10. Which of the following is a synonym for silent as it is used on this day?
(a) Tacit
(b) Noisless
(c) Undeclared
(d) Inarticulate

11. Which of the following characters is the captain of the USS Bremerton?
(a) Ryan
(b) Wilson
(c) Konovalov
(d) Ramius

12. Where do photographs show the major Soviet fleet at port?
(a) The Mediteranian
(b) Eastern Russia
(c) The East Atlantic
(d) Western Russia

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

14. Why is Jack Ryan called back to the CIA?
(a) To be debriefed
(b) To meet with the president
(c) To interpret a message
(d) To study photographs

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was a contributing factor to the nuclear accident on the Russian sub?

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

3. What does Jack Ryan bring to his meeting?

4. How does Ramius explain the death of Putin?

5. Who is coming up with a plan to allow some members of the Red October to return to Russia?

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