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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the crew of the E.S. Politovskiy?
(a) All were killed
(b) Some were rescued by the USS Porgy
(c) All were returned to Russia
(d) Some were rescued by a Russian ship

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

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

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

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

6. What does the crew of the Red October check for on the submarine?
(a) Radiation leaks
(b) A traitor
(c) A murderer
(d) Water leaks

7. What does Jack Ryan bring to his meeting?
(a) Books
(b) Nothing
(c) Photographs
(d) Presents

8. What has happened concerning the Soviet Navy in the North Atlantic?
(a) Russian subs have sped up
(b) Many Russian ships have headed that way
(c) Russians have begun training exercises there
(d) Russian subs have left

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

10. What information does the CIA learn about the Cardinal?
(a) He has been killed
(b) He has left Russia and returned to the United States
(c) He has switched sides and is now a true Russian
(d) He may be compromised

11. Which of the following characters teaches Ramius about religion?
(a) Natalia
(b) His grandmother
(c) Sasha
(d) His father

12. How does Ramius explain the death of Putin?
(a) That he murdered him
(b) An accident
(c) Natural causes
(d) He hides Putin's death from the crew and officers

13. What does the Cardinal tell the US that the mission of all Soviet subs is?
(a) Hunt down Ramius
(b) Guide the Red October home
(c) Return home
(d) Sink the Red October

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters is the captain of the USS Bremerton?

2. What kind of ship is the USS New Jersey?

3. Where does Jack Ryan awake at the beginning of the eighth day?

4. Which of the following is the best definition of reactor as it is used in the novel so far?

5. Which of the following characters was murdered on the first day?

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