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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alekeseyev is promised that the Russian Navy can achieve a certain goal. What is it?
(a) They can defeat the Americans.
(b) They can "close" the Atlantic.
(c) They can return home soon.
(d) They can destroy NATO.

2. What does Sergetov note about the Politburo's decision to go to war for oil?
(a) That the Politburo wants to go to war because they hate other countries.
(b) That oil is more important than the lives of Russian citizens.
(c) That it's safer to send Russians to war than to let them live cold and hungry.
(d) That the Russian people want to go to war to make their country richer.

3. What happens to Chernyavin after he is caught?
(a) He is executed for treason.
(b) He is drugged and reveals details about his mission.
(c) He is sent back to Russia.
(d) He is imprisoned until he confesses.

4. How does Flynn react to the Russian's show of reducing their arms?
(a) He's excited to see that the Russians are taking steps toward peace.
(b) He's tense about the reduction of arms in the Russian military.
(c) He's indifferent about the arms reduction.
(d) He's skeptical about their honesty concerning their disarmament.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What element of the Russian offensive does Pavel Alekeseyev say is crucial to its success?

2. The Commander of the USS Pharris receives orders about how to deal with ships he encounters. What are those orders?

3. Russia says that the explosion was caused by terrorists from which country?

4. A Russian soldier named Chernyavin is in Germany. He is disguised as what kind of person?

5. Command asks Edwards a series of questions to confirm his identity. One question makes him so angry he refuses to answer. What was it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who escapes the air base after the Russians take over?

2. Why does the Politburo decide to go to war for oil?

3. What is suspicious about the confession of the alleged terrorist who claims responsibility for the attack on the Kremlin?

4. How are the Russians' missiles damaged?

5. Is Edwards suited to the stress of his situation?

6. What does the captain of the Julius Fucik do when the ship is discovered by the U.S. Navy?

7. Why does the Russian Foreign Minister place so much emphasis on his proposal for arms reduction?

8. Why does Chernyavin fail in his mission?

9. What is Chernyavin doing in Germany?

10. Why does the captain of the Julius Fucik ground the ship after the attack on the Icelandic air base?

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