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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What building does Bond work in?
(a) A contemporary skyscraper.
(b) An old warehouse.
(c) A non-descript brick building.
(d) Whitehall.

2. What is Smythe's real intentions with Oberhauser?
(a) To turn him over to higher authority.
(b) To free him whether he agrees to his conditions.
(c) To interrogate him with controversial methods.
(d) To kill him.

3. What causes Bond to reach for a gun while he sits in his office?
(a) M yells at him.
(b) Wakes up suddenly from sleep.
(c) Red telephone rings.
(d) Unexpected knock on the door.

4. What work of art does Dr. Fanshawe speak of that is so important to the Secret Service?
(a) The Portrait of a Lady.
(b) The Imperial Easter Eggs.
(c) The Emerald Sphere.
(d) Orb of Vertu.

5. How does Bond like the current state of crime in London?
(a) Unnerved.
(b) Cool on the outside, stressed in the inside.
(c) Bored with it.
(d) Excited by it.

6. What does Smythe miss, despite his frustration when it happens?
(a) Dr. Greave's nagging.
(b) His "people's" aggressive behavior.
(c) "Pussy's" grabbing.
(d) Mary's nagging.

7. What is etched on the Emerald Sphere?
(a) Map of the world.
(b) The Freudenstein family name.
(c) The Tree of Life.
(d) The artist's signature.

8. What possible danger is there if M increases the Purple Cipher's level of deception?
(a) The KGB send a second spy while keeping the first as a decoy.
(b) KGB kill Britain's double agent.
(c) KGB finds the truth about its false messages.
(d) Freudenstein figures it out and deceive Britain in return.

9. As soon as Lot 42 is done, where does Bond head to?
(a) The cameramen to ask for a photo of the underbidder.
(b) Back to headquarters.
(c) To thank Snowman.
(d) Follows the underbidder.

10. What does Smythe want to be able to do with "Pussy"?
(a) Watch it hunt.
(b) Be able to call it out of its hiding place.
(c) Shake its tentacle like a hand.
(d) Feed it from his hand.

11. How does Bond feel about Snowman by the end of his visit to Wartski's?
(a) Bond trusts him completely.
(b) Bond needs him, but thinks he is too devious to trust.
(c) Bond thinks Snowman is helpful, but too focused on his work to help.
(d) Bond is curious about Snowman's relationship with the Russian Control.

12. What is Bond's personal connection to Smythe's crime?
(a) Oberhauser is a dear friend of Bond's.
(b) The contents of the ammunition box are Bond's.
(c) Bond and Smythe are enemies from a previous assignment.
(d) Bond looks up to Smythe's work in the service.

13. Wartski's storefront can be described as __________.
(a) Drab.
(b) Too loud and ritzy.
(c) Flashy like Cartier's.
(d) Subtle rather than ostentatious.

14. What trouble does the ammunition box give Smythe?
(a) It's lack of a handle.
(b) It's awkward shape.
(c) Its heavy weight.
(d) It's tight lock.

15. What famous artist is responsible for making the art piece Dr. Fanshawe mentions?
(a) Snowman.
(b) Fabergé.
(c) Freudenstein's grandfather.
(d) Piotr.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Major Dexter Smythe talking to in the introduction of the story Octopussy?

2. How is Freudenstein related to the art piece?

3. What practical use does the Emerald Sphere serve?

4. What is Smythe's main duty when Germany surrenders in WWII?

5. What is Smythe preparing for since his arrival to the West Indies?

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