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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Fifteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What crime does Pierre say he was accused of?
(a) Trying to help Cincinnatus escape.
(b) Arguing against the trial system.
(c) Breaking into his wife's bedroom.
(d) Trying to steal a public statue.

2. What does Cincinnatus look at in the library catalog?
(a) A photograph of himself.
(b) A child's drawings.
(c) A map of the town.
(d) A note from the librarian.

3. What does the new prisoner look like?
(a) He is tall and thin.
(b) He is small and fat.
(c) He is average in every way.
(d) He is large and muscular.

4. What part of Cincinnatus' body does Pierre examine?
(a) His arm.
(b) His foot.
(c) His neck.
(d) His back.

5. What does Pierre say when Cincinnatus asks if he is telling the truth?
(a) That he's insulted by the question.
(b) That he can neither confirm nor deny it.
(c) That he never lies.
(d) That he often lies, but not about this.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the director think Cincinnatus should feel about the new prisoner?

2. What is the director doing when Rodion brings Cincinnatus back to his cell from the new prisoner's cell?

3. What about Pierre does Cincinnatus say might prevent him from making an effective escape?

4. How does Pierre characterize Cincinnatus's desire to know the date of his execution?

5. Where is the new prisoner sitting when Cincinnatus first sees him?

(see the answer key)

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