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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 equipment can be used to track vessels and planes in the ocean?
(a) Neither of the above answers
(b) Sonar
(c) Radar
(d) Both of the above answers

2. How many days did Jones track the unknown submarine?
(a) 5 days
(b) 2 days
(c) 1 month
(d) 2 weeks

3. Filitov is in what position?
(a) Ministry of Defense
(b) CIA
(c) KGB
(d) Chief Engineer

4. What two ships accompany the Red October to its secret destination?
(a) Kennedy and Porgy
(b) Kennedy and Dallas
(c) Porgy and Dallas
(d) Konovalov and Dallas

5. What continues to be a problem on board of the Red October?
(a) Mistrust
(b) Lack of communication
(c) Reactor
(d) Spying

6. Where was Filitov?
(a) America
(b) Visiting the injured sailor
(c) Hospital
(d) Aboard a sub

7. What other vessel heads off to meet the other two ships?
(a) Deep sea rescue vehicle
(b) Politovskiy
(c) Porgy
(d) Kennedy

8. Why do the officers tell the crew they will stay on board?
(a) To fix the problems
(b) To create a trap for the Americans
(c) To safely return the ship to Russia
(d) To destroy it

9. The assembling of the Air Force is meant to do what to the Russians?
(a) Surprise them
(b) Intimidate them
(c) Engage them
(d) Scare them

10. Who finds a minor radiation leak on the Red October?
(a) Cook
(b) No one
(c) Chief engineer
(d) Ramius

11. Where is the secret port?
(a) Florida
(b) Washington
(c) Virginia
(d) New York

12. Who plans a political makeover of the military?
(a) Politburo
(b) FBI
(c) NSA
(d) CIA

13. Where was the injured Russian soldier taken?
(a) Navy hospital
(b) Lithuanian hospital
(c) Prison hospital
(d) Russia hospital

14. Most of the incidents on the tenth day can be referred to as which of the following?
(a) Minor
(b) Major
(c) Mistakes
(d) Massive

15. Which of the following idioms describes the feelings on both sides of the conflict on the tenth day?
(a) Over the top
(b) On edge
(c) Blessing in disguise
(d) A piece of cake

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words best describes the situation on the tenth day?

2. Which of the following best describes how the remainder of the trip to the port went?

3. What message does the Invincible send to the Red October?

4. How is the Red October attempting to keep ships at a distance?

5. The regular public bathhouse is used for which of the following?

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