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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When McCafferty fires upon the Russian convoy, he saves a submarine crew from which country?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Norway.
(c) The Ukraine.
(d) He didn't save a submarine crew.

2. What is the full name of the captain of the Battleaxe?
(a) Robert Paulson.
(b) Jacob Harrison.
(c) Doug Perrin.
(d) Nick D'Onofrio.

3. What causes a Russian soldier to locate Edwards and his men on the mountain?
(a) The Russian soldier sees a repeated flash of light.
(b) The Russian soldier comes across them on a routine patrol.
(c) The Russian soldier finds them on the air base's radar.
(d) The Russian soldier sees them as he flies a helicopter near the mountain.

4. Why does O'Malley, a member of Morris' crew, offer the credit for the submarine kill to the other ship?
(a) The other ship will have to fill out the environmental impact statement.
(b) O'Mally dislikes Morris and wants to make him look bad.
(c) The other ship hit the submarine first.
(d) The other ship has never hit a submarine.

5. What happens to the captain that Morris replaces on his new ship?
(a) He suffers from epilepsy.
(b) He dies in an enemy attack.
(c) He has a nervous breakdown.
(d) He collapses due to a bleeding ulcer.

6. When the Russians discover the soldiers Edwards's group killed at the farmhouse, what do they decide to do?
(a) Bury the Russians and leave the area.
(b) Search for the band of Allied soldiers that must be nearby.
(c) Assume they died in an accident and determine to be more careful.
(d) Report the deaths and await further orders.

7. What do Edwards and his men do with the bodies of the Russian soldiers that were killed in the farmhouse?
(a) They put them in their own jeep, push it off a cliff, and set it on fire.
(b) They bury the bodies in the fields behind the farmhouse.
(c) They arrange the bodies to make it look like they were ambushed.
(d) They leave them in the farmhouse.

8. Morris decides to treat the prisoners from the sunken submarine in a very unusual way. Why does Morris decide to treat the prisoners this way?
(a) It's to prevent the Russians from spying on the Americans.
(b) It's the safest way to get the Russians off the Pharris.
(c) It's to avenge the deaths of the soldiers the Russians killed.
(d) It's the best way to gain information from them.

9. Where are Alekeseyev and Sergetov when their helicopter is shot down?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Russia.
(c) Germany.
(d) Iceland.

10. Before Morris sails from New York Harbor, he is joined by a reporter. What is the reporter's name?
(a) Patrick Flynn.
(b) William Calloway.
(c) Gerald Marzorati.
(d) Rick Kogan.

11. While Edwards is communicating with command about an attack on the Keflavik airfield, two important areas of the base are destroyed. What are they?
(a) The barracks and the terminal.
(b) The electric plant and the tower.
(c) The terminal and the supply housing.
(d) The airplane hangars and the barracks.

12. What important thing does Edwards tell Vigdis about his feelings toward her before they are rescued?
(a) He tells her that she reminds him of his girlfriend.
(b) He tells her that he has to leave the country without her.
(c) He tells her that he loves her.
(d) He tells her that he views her as a sister.

13. Where was Georgiyevich when the information that led to the war was discussed with the Politburo?
(a) He was visiting relatives in Serbia.
(b) He was on his lunch break.
(c) He was home with an illness.
(d) He was in America on business.

14. After O'Malley sinks his first submarine, Morris asks him when he'll be ready to fly again. What does he say?
(a) He's ready to go back up now.
(b) He'll be ready in maybe a week.
(c) He'll be ready next month.
(d) He'll never be ready to fly again.

15. On the Pharris, Morris realizes that the loss of the Keflavik air base is more significant than he once anticipated. Why?
(a) It means that the Navy can not contact their ships at sea.
(b) It allows the Russians to attack both by air and by sea.
(c) It means the Navy can not use any air planes.
(d) It allows the Russians to bring in reinforcements.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Georgiyevich say his replacement told the Politburo when the war was discussed with the Politburo?

2. What new job is Morris given once he is back in the States?

3. Toland observes that the Allied forces are capable of beating the Russians, but they must be able to do what first?

4. After McCafferty arrives in Scotland, what does he discover about his skirmish with the Russian convoy?

5. Edwards and his men are supposed to hike about two hundred miles. How long is their journey supposed to last?

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