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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 40 through 45.

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 engage any East Bloc warship or merchant ship.
(b) He is to evade any Soviet ships he encounters.
(c) He is to follow any enemy ships he finds, but is not to attack them.
(d) He is to call for reinforcements any time he encounters enemy ships.

2. One of the officials at the Communist Party meeting lies about his knowledge of the number of Russians killed in Iceland. Why?
(a) He is ashamed of how poorly the war is going.
(b) He does not want to reveal the number without revealing Allied casualties.
(c) He wants to make himself look good by revealing the number after the war is over.
(d) He does not want to anger the Politburo.

3. After Russians sink both submarines that are traveling with the Chicago, what country's submarine contacts the Chicago and asks them if they are alone?
(a) Britain.
(b) Russia.
(c) America.
(d) Germany.

4. In chapters 40-45, Allied forces execute a plan that results in heavy Russian casualties and the loss of many Russian planes. What is that plan called?
(a) Operation Battleaxe.
(b) Plan Delta.
(c) Plan Tango.
(d) Operation Hawkeye.

5. What is the name of the alleged terrorist who admits to the attack on Russia?
(a) Franz Meinhof.
(b) Axel Springer.
(c) Horst Mahler.
(d) Gerhardt Falken.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the Russian military offensive supposed to last?

2. In chapters 27-34, the Americans attack the Russians at the air base using what new technology?

3. How do Alekeseyev and Sergetov leave the scene the helicopter crash?

4. What happens at a local farmhouse when Edwards and his men prepare to ask for food?

5. What honor does Morris receive once he is back on American soil?

(see the answer key)

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