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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What additional news does Cincinnatus get at the same time?
(a) He will be moved to a roomier cell.
(b) He will be allowed to meet with his wife.
(c) He will be given an extra daily dessert.
(d) He will be allowed to choose the time of his execution.

2. When did Cincinnatus first meet his mother?
(a) When he was five.
(b) In his teens.
(c) In his twenties.
(d) In his thirties.

3. What does Cincinnatus see in the morning papers?
(a) Photos of the judge and his lawyer.
(b) Photos of the prison.
(c) Photos of the executioner waving to a crowd.
(d) Photos of his house and family.

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

5. After Emmie leaves his cell, what does Cincinnatus start philosophizing about in his pile of books?
(a) A large hardcover volume missing the rest of the set.
(b) An old magazine.
(c) A small pamphlet.
(d) A collection of newspaper clippings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cincinnatus tell the lawyer is not real?

2. How does Cincinnatus feel about his wife?

3. What unnatural event from Cincinnatus' childhood does he describe?

4. What furniture is in Cincinnatus' cell?

5. What does Rodion do while Cincinnatus looks out over the landscape?

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