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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27 through 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Commander of the USS Pharris receives orders about how to deal with ships he encounters. What are those orders?
(a) He is to call for reinforcements any time he encounters enemy ships.
(b) He is to engage any East Bloc warship or merchant ship.
(c) He is to evade any Soviet ships he encounters.
(d) He is to follow any enemy ships he finds, but is not to attack them.

2. At the funeral, Sergetov is enraged by the loss of life that resulted from the explosion. He is also angry because of what reason?
(a) The Politburo used the funeral as an excuse to discuss politics publicly.
(b) Half of the people who knew about the attack were at the funeral.
(c) One of the parents of the deceased made a scene.
(d) He feels responsible for the death of the children.

3. What happened to Edwards's girlfriend?
(a) She was killed by a Russian missile.
(b) She was raped and murdered at her University.
(c) She left him for another man when he left to go to war.
(d) She committed suicide.

4. What boat is Toland on when the Russians attack?
(a) The Pharris.
(b) The Lincolon.
(c) The Nimitz.
(d) The Chicago.

5. What political body does the Politburo suggest should be eliminated?
(a) NATO.
(b) The United Nations.
(c) The European Union.
(d) The Russian Council.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the supposed occupation of the "terrorist"?

2. Why does O'Malley, a member of Morris' crew, offer the credit for the submarine kill to the other ship?

3. The eulogy given at the Russian victims' funeral calls for what action?

4. What is the name of the girl Edwards and his men take with them when they leave the village?

5. When McCafferty fires upon the Russian convoy, he saves a submarine crew from which country?

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