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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the guards claim happened to Blackie?
(a) He was set free.
(b) He hanged himself.
(c) He shot himself.
(d) He was moved to another prison.

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

3. What does Abbott think it would be more humane to do to a criminal who commits violent acts?
(a) Torture him.
(b) Brainwash him.
(c) Chain him up in his own house.
(d) Put him into confinemnet.

4. What does Abbott say America can steal from a person?
(a) One's brain.
(b) One's life.
(c) One's freedom.
(d) One's soul.

5. When did Blackie seize four guards as hostages?
(a) During a strike.
(b) During solitary confinement.
(c) During an attempted escape.
(d) During a riot.

6. What does Abbott claim every Communist revolution brings the world closer to?
(a) Complete poverty.
(b) Its ideal state.
(c) Freedom for all.
(d) Destruction.

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

8. What is capital punishment said to encourage?
(a) Crime films.
(b) Murder.
(c) Crime books.
(d) GBH.

9. Who runs the dance hall mentioned in #152?
(a) Farmers.
(b) Baptists.
(c) Mormons.
(d) Ex-slaves.

10. What is the name of Mailer's book about a true crime?
(a) Murder.
(b) In Cold Blood.
(c) Sleepness Nights.
(d) Executioner's Song.

11. Why does Abbott say he would like to understand Gilmore?
(a) So he can understand evil.
(b) So he can write a book.
(c) So he can understand life.
(d) So he can understand himself.

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

13. What newspaper does Abbott say Marx once wrote to?
(a) The Chronicale.
(b) The Mirror.
(c) The Times.
(d) The Guardian.

14. What does Abbott say he uses heroin for?
(a) To forget time.
(b) To cure homesickness.
(c) Emotional security.
(d) A substitute for sex.

15. Who did Blackie demand enter the the prison?
(a) The media.
(b) Goldie Hawn.
(c) The President.
(d) The senator.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Abbott say he admires about religion?

3. Who does Abbott say China's army is composed of?

4. What does Abbott say he is conflicted about?

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

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