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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Ramius often distrusted as a child?
(a) His religion
(b) His quiet and reserved life style
(c) His wife's outspoken views on the government
(d) Son of the Party Leader of Lithuania

2. What is Jack Ryan's specialty as related to the military?
(a) Battle plans
(b) History
(c) Strategy
(d) Current world conflicts

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

4. Whose biography is Jack Ryan preparing an introduction for on day two?
(a) Fleet Admiral William Halsey
(b) Ramius
(c) Farragut
(d) General Robert E. Lee

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

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

7. Which of the following is the best definition for the term defect as used on the first day?
(a) Imperfect
(b) Unsound
(c) Mediocre
(d) Leave

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

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

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

11. To whom are Ramius's father's loyalities?
(a) Himself only
(b) Lithuania
(c) Communist Party
(d) His family

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

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

14. Where does Jack Ryan awake at the beginning of the eighth day?
(a) USS Pogy
(b) USS Kennedy
(c) HMS Invincible
(d) E.S. Politovskiy

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the CIA ask of Jack Ryan?

2. Which of the following vessels is tracking two Soviet subs?

3. Which of the following best describes the level of training received by the sailors on board the Red October?

4. Which of the following is the best description of the character Jack Ryan?

5. What does Jack Ryan bring to his meeting?

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