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

2. What happens to Ramius?
(a) Nothing happens to him
(b) He boards the Invincible
(c) He is taken into custody
(d) He is shot

3. In what month does this story take place?
(a) July
(b) December
(c) March
(d) January

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

5. Where was the deep sea rescue vehicle before heading to its new destination
(a) Stalking the Red October
(b) Wreckage of the Politovskiy
(c) Following the Invincible
(d) Following the Kirov

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

7. Who is Filitov's boss?
(a) KGB
(b) Ramius
(c) Defense Minister
(d) Leader of Russia

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

9. Which of the following words can be used to describe how the planes from both sides know where the other planes are located?
(a) Locating
(b) Spying
(c) Attacking
(d) Tracking

10. 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

11. Which of the following ships decides to stop all aggressive movements in order to hunt for the Red October?
(a) Dallas
(b) Ethan Allen
(c) Kirov
(d) Kennedy

12. On the eleventh day, what activity is continuing to occur on the Red October?
(a) Look for the radiation leak
(b) Search for defectors
(c) Look for the planted spy
(d) Telling the crew of the mission

13. What is the name of the submarine filled with explosives for its last mission?
(a) Porgy
(b) Kennedy
(c) Ethan Allen
(d) Red October

14. What does the Pentagon think the Soviet Navy is planning in regards to the Red October?
(a) Leading it back to Russia
(b) Surrounding it
(c) Sinking it in the open sea
(d) Trapping it in a port

15. How do the three ships identify the Konovalov is still around?
(a) Distinctive looks when seen
(b) Distinctive sound
(c) Sonar
(d) The Russians on board

Short Answer Questions

1. Filitov is in what position?

2. What two ships accompany the Red October to its secret destination?

3. Over what do the Americans and Soviets bond?

4. What does the Pentagon want to tell the Red October on the twelfth day?

5. What does Jack Ryan take time to read while he is on board the HMS Invincible?

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