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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The night before the attack, a movie was televised throughout Russia. What was the movie about?
(a) A German attack on Russia.
(b) World War I.
(c) Nuclear War.
(d) The Russian military.

2. The Russian KGB takes what political body hostage?
(a) NATO officials living in Iceland.
(b) The Icelandic Supreme Court.
(c) The Icelandic Parliament.
(d) The heads of Iceland's military.

3. The Russians who control the air base are attacked by American planes. What do the American planes fail to destroy?
(a) The air field.
(b) The flight command tower.
(c) The base's air terminal.
(d) Several runways.

4. What element of the Russian offensive does Pavel Alekeseyev say is crucial to its success?
(a) Surprise.
(b) Extensive military action.
(c) Shock and awe.
(d) Intimidation.

5. What is the full name of the adviser to the Russian government, who specializes in energy production?
(a) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
(b) Mikhail Eduardovich Sergetov.
(c) Dmitri Shostakovich.
(d) Alexander Taneyev.

6. While the Russians prepare for their offensive, four generals are court-martialed and shot. What are they accused of?
(a) Stealing and selling Russian weapons.
(b) Falsifying training records.
(c) Embezzeling military money.
(d) Mistreating military recruits.

7. What is the name of the man who leads a mission that targets thirty-six bridges and Soviet troop support?
(a) Seargent Mikhail Barbarossa.
(b) Colonel Richard Sorge.
(c) Commander Wilhelm Keitel.
(d) Colonel Douglas Ellington.

8. Toland reveals what he knows to a high-ranking military official. What is that man's full name?
(a) Vice Admiral Richard Pipes.
(b) Colonel Keith Oberhausen.
(c) Commander Raymond Jarvis.
(d) Sergeant Chuck Meyers.

9. What does the Politburo decide after Sergetov's report?
(a) That they need weapons, and should negotiate with Europe to get them.
(b) That secretly manufacturing weapons will solve their problems.
(c) That they need oil, and that they must purchase as much as possible.
(d) That they need oil, and that they must take it by force.

10. How many people were killed in the attack in Russia?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Seven.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twenty.

11. Four hovercraft are about to land on Iceland's coast. Why weren't they noticed by the Navy sooner?
(a) They flew too quickly to be recognized.
(b) The Navy's radar did not see them.
(c) The Russians caused a diversion.
(d) They were disguised.

12. How many Muslims attack the oil refinery in Nizhnevartovsk?
(a) Nine.
(b) Two.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

13. What is Toland's response to the news of the generals' executions, and how do his superiors react?
(a) Toland thinks it's important; his superiors don't.
(b) Toland thinks it's important; his superiors have him investigate furthur.
(c) Toland thinks it's trivial; his superiors agree.
(d) Toland thinks it's trivial; his superiors think it's important.

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

15. During the attack on the Nizhnevartovsk oil refinery, Tolkaze stops for a moment to read something. What was it?
(a) Part of his father's Koran.
(b) Instructions on how to loosen the refinery's valves.
(c) A prayer for the people he killed.
(d) A map of the refinery.

Short Answer Questions

1. The U.S. fires on the Julius Fucik, but are unable to sink the boat. What does the captain of the ship do?

2. The Russian ship is repainted to look like a merchant ship, but they are not in normal shipping lanes. What does the crew do when the U.S. Navy questions them about this?

3. What boat is Toland on when the Russians attack?

4. What is the code name of Russia's military offensive?

5. When Toland is recalled to duty and is preparing to leave his home, he hears a news report about something that occurs at the Kremlin. What was it?

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