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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Abbott say are the only people able to cut through prejudice?
(a) Outsiders.
(b) Geniuses.
(c) Christians.
(d) True soldiers.

2. Where does Abbott say he wishes for instability?
(a) Southeast Asia.
(b) The Middle East.
(c) North Africa.
(d) Europe.

3. What does Abbot say the author has unwittingly portrayed Sorel as?
(a) A homosexual.
(b) An evil entity.
(c) A God.
(d) A bisexual.

4. What political system attracts Abbott?
(a) Fascism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Capitalism.

5. What is the name of the Red and Black's protagonist?
(a) Julien Sorel.
(b) Gordon Smith.
(c) Mercault.
(d) Tom Ripley.

6. What does Abbott say drugs are his antidote to?
(a) The devil.
(b) The pigs.
(c) Himself.
(d) God.

7. Which country does Abbott not like to hear compared favorably with America?
(a) India.
(b) Israel.
(c) Britain.
(d) Cuba.

8. Whose writings does Abbott say he supports?
(a) Lenin's.
(b) Mao's.
(c) Trotsky's.
(d) Stalin's.

9. What did the restaurant do with the young man's food?
(a) Dropped it in his lap.
(b) Put it in a paper bag.
(c) Put it in a dog's bowl.
(d) Served it cold.

10. What political leader does Abbott liken himself to?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Khruschev.
(c) Castro.
(d) Hitler.

11. How did the police deal with the black farmer when he threatened them?
(a) They arrested him.
(b) They set their dogs on him.
(c) They beat him.
(d) They shot him.

12. What does Abbott question about Gilmore?
(a) His sanity.
(b) His intelligence.
(c) His upbringing.
(d) His sense of timing.

13. What political figure does Abbott say he feels close to?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Lenin.
(d) Stalin.

14. What does Abbott think Gilmore is attracted to?
(a) The death sentence.
(b) The afterlife.
(c) Fame.
(d) The underworld.

15. Which of the following does Abbott say whites use to prove they are superior?
(a) Speech tests.
(b) Reaction tests.
(c) Intelligence tests.
(d) Physiological tests.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drug does Abbott say helps him to think about philosophical matters?

2. When did Blackie seize four guards as hostages?

3. What does Abbot say Americans love?

4. What political system does Abbott want to see overthrown?

5. What does Abbott say is his wider calling?

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