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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What method of death does Cincinnatus write that he would prefer to beheading by axe?
(a) Shooting by a firing squad.
(b) Hanging by rope.
(c) Electric chair.
(d) Drowning.

2. What is wrapped around Pauline's neck?
(a) A napkin.
(b) A rope.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A chain.

3. What was unusual about Cincinnatus' sentence?
(a) The sentences was pronounced in a foreign language.
(b) The sentence was pronounced in a coded phrase.
(c) The sentence was pronounced backwards.
(d) The sentence was pronounced three times in repetion.

4. What is the one difference between Marthe's two identical twin brothers?
(a) One has a black mustache and the other a blonde one.
(b) One is an inch taller than the other.
(c) One wears all red clothes and the other all black.
(d) One is missing a hand, and he keeps his false hand in is pocket.

5. How does the judge deliver Cincinnatus' sentence?
(a) He whispers it in Cincinnatus' ear.
(b) He writes it on a piece of paper and gives it to Cincinnatus' attorney.
(c) He shouts it out to the courtroom.
(d) He puts up a sign over the window.

Short Answer Questions

1. What awakens Cincinnatus the third day?

2. Who finds what the lawyer was looking for at the beginning of his meeting with Cincinnatus?

3. What metaphor does Cincinnatus use for trying to find the essence of what he wants to say?

4. What does Cincinnatus repeat?

5. What does Rodrig Ivanovich say after Cincinnatus reads the letter?

(see the answer key)

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